Becky Lu
Flooring options - Wood veneer vs. Laminate vs. Roll-out vinyl (sheet vinyl)
Hi Experts!My PM is making ready one of our 16 units and came to me with the wood veneer flooring, saying it's cheaper and durable. I did some research and found most people say wood veneer scratches easily and can on...
Neil G.
Buy Replacement Property b4 Sell Old Property (Reverse Exchange)?
Cousin in NY is selling investment/income property (detached 2 fam) but in the mean time, found a replacement investment property (detached 2 fam) wants to close on instead of having to wait on closing on the old prop...
Michael Didion
Furnace air filter replacement
My wife and I just got AC installed in our rental and the technician said to change the filter every month. Is it really necessary to change the filter every month? I've only ever changed it about 2 times a year on ou...
Don Meinke
BEWARE of 'old' Federal Pacific breaker boxes
I dont really know for sure where to post this,,,if it needs moved thats fine.I became aware for the first time about a year ago after googling Federal pacific breakers,,,as I was shopping for some double thin ones to...
Nicholas Field
Whats the biggest exterior improvement you can do?
I am working on an old house. Siding seems like an obvious makeover to do. But it’ll cost like 30-40k in my area. Anyone regularly replace siding in their flips?
Nathan McBride
Proactive gas range replacement?
I had a repairman at one of my properties the other day to look at a gas wall heater. The heater is of 1940s vintage and a big time fire and CO hazard, so now I have some new heaters en route from Amazon to replace al...
Rob Duhon
Pet urine smell! HELP!!!
PLEASE HELP!!! I have a beautiful $430K rental home in a great neighborhood. It has tile in EVERY room. My last tenants lived there for 4 years and they didn't take care of the place at all. They had dogs that peed in...
John T.
AC cleaning- tenant or landlord expense?
Hello BP.For those landlords who have AC units in their rental properties, do you cover any cleaning/servicing expenses or hold the tenant responsible? If the latter, how do you approach it - included in lease, separ...
Sam Leon
Kitchen sink scratches are NOT wear and tear, is it?
I have an enameled cast iron kitchen sink at one of my rentals. Never an issue for years, but this tenant moved in and I have never seen things abused to this level. Handles of refrigerator yanked loose. Kitchen hi...
Dan Bottiglieri
The Most Dreaded Repairs
What are the most expensive repairs for a rental property? What're the problems you hate to hear from the inspector the most?