Hello all,I need your advice regarding an emergency. I have a triplex in San Francisco, where the third floor tenants are protected and paying below-market price rent. They have been there for two decades, and I inher...

There are two schools of thought that I have seen compete when it comes to talking about success. 1) Don’t tell others about the successes you are having because it will make them feel bad, envious, jealous, or think ...

My tenant wants to put ceiling fans in the unit he is renting from me. He said, he would buy the fans and his brother, who is an electrician, would do the wiring and install the fans for free. There is no ceiling lig...

If a tenant does damage to my unit but can't or won't pay for the repairs, can I document the damage and file a claim against his renters insurance?

I have just purchased my second investment property and fortunately had a slew of applicants.  I had no issue sending correspondence to those who did not put applications in however I am having writers block when cons...

We bought a condo and moved in 5 days ago. Me, my wife, and 1yr old daughterInspector had found a small amount of mold under the sink in the inspection. Less than two square feet. Sent it to a lab and it tested as “pe...

Fellow landlords, are the following something you would considered "normal wear and tear" or no?

Window blinds - these blinds were brand new before the tenant moved in 16 months ago. I am not sure what happe...

We put an offer on the house which has a pool. The offer was accepted. Home inspection was done and the seller agreed to fix few basic things. Septic inspection failed and the seller agreed to fix that. The pool inspe...

Title says it all. Curious to hear what the lessons you all learned after your first year of landlording.

Just curious about those who do their own painting. How long does it take you to paint an avg. size room. Let's assume:

- a 10x12 room
- ceiling one color, with a simple piece of moulding in the same color
- walls a ...