Joe P.
Flooring Dilemma/Questions, looking for advice
Hi BP -- so I'm actually asking for my current property which has a basement. Here's the skinny:We just had someone come and rip out all the flooring (carpet/carpet pad)We ripped out the carpet because our cats I thin...
Francesco Adriatico
Rental has terrible carpeting flooring and Landlord won't fix it
Hello everyone, Last month, I started renting a semi-basement in a building in New Jersey. When I moved in, the apartment heating was not working and I had to fight with the landlord and threaten him to not pay rent i...
Jorge J Gonzalez
Rental smells like cigarette smoke! How to get rid of the smell?
Just bought a new rental but the previous owner smoked a pack a day. The whole place smells like cigarette smoke. Painted the whole place but didn't even change the smell. The carpeting is only about one year old a...
Deurward Clark
deal or no deal
And hello to everyone I am new to the real estate investing circuit, I'm about 9 months in and trying to do my first deal. This is my situation. Me and my partner put a bid in on a reo forclosure property which was a...
Lukasz Kownacki
Renewing Rental in Baltimore Maryland
Good Afternoon BP,
Does anyone know how often a rental property should be renewed in Maryland, Baltimore county to be specific? Meaning repainted or carpet cleaned for a tenant that is starting their third year.
Tha...
Luke Carl
It's not your cleaner, it's you.
Often times people contact me. Luke, my cleaner is not doing their job I need a new one, can you suggest one? If you're having issues with your cleaner, look at yourself before you look at them. This particular person...
Account Closed
SHOULD I MAKE MY TENANT PAY FOR THIS? NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE!
Hello folks,First of all, thank you reading this post, I value everyone's feedback and I would like to see what you think about an issue my tenant called me with last night.STORY: I rent out a single family home to wo...
Jamie Banks
MTR Operations + Lessons Learned
When I started my MTR journey in January 2023 I would never have guessed that less than a year later I would manage over 20 MTRs and have over 80 MTRs total in my company's network. As I've grown my MTR business, oper...
Maria G.
Cat dilemma... to allow or not to allow
Hello,I know there are many opinions, but I still want to hear them. I have so far not allowed cats in one of my properties (condo) but there is a seemingly good couple who has applied and has an indoor cat, so I'm de...
Jack Tucker
What are your best "Special Stipulations" for leases?
Over the years of landlording and owning property in a college town, I have noticed that my Special Stipulations section in my leases have taken on some strange phrases and warnings to new tenants. It seems that e...