Hey is it reasonable to make the tenants pay for a professional cleaning when they leave?

Hi, I've just gotten into real estate investing and finally purchased my first investment property. The problem is, the property had been vacant for at least a couple of months in the summer when we were breaking heat...

Hello all,
I have a tenant of about 4 years moving out of a single family home next week that has quite a bit of issues. The home was perfect upon move in, now it appears all carpet will need replaced, all walls pain...

After every tenant turnover, do you paint touchup? Or leave it for every few years?
What work do you usually do on the unit to maintain it after a tenant leaves? 

Good Afternoon Everyone, Although everyone says carpet is bad in rental properties, should climate make a difference in that decision? I am going to be buying in Illinois and it snows a decent amount and was wondering...

Hi All,

I have a couple of questions regarding security deposits.

A tenant, who is moving out,has ruined a carpet by allowing their young children to urinate on it. Though it has been professionally cleaned, the sme...

- How do you handle your security deposit? Do you use it for fixing the damages during the tenants stay? - When the tenant leaves and demands security deposit back, how do you handle this? - In PA, I can hold for up t...

All, Looking at a house that has a bad smell in it, they had dogs and a smoker.  The carpet is pretty rough so I am going to pull that and put nice woodlike tile down.  The question is this, if I pull the carpet and c...

Have some vacants I am reconditioning to rent out.

Looked at carpet.Found a happy medium at .80 sq ft.and 8 pound plush scotch guard pad at .85 sq ft.

This is at Home Depot with a very low installation fee of around...

Hi, I’m looking to invest in a duplex where the previous owner was a heavy smoker. I saw a lot of posts on using Kilz and Vinegar and cleaning the Hvac and replacing the carpets. I’m out of state so can anyone share h...