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How to remove smell and bugs from unit?
One of the units I recently closed on is in need of some touch up work. It is now vacant, but the previous tenants lived there for over a decade and had no concept of personal hygiene. I don't think they ever bother...
Jonathan Klemm
Hey Newer landlords! Whats your Maintenance nightmares!
If there was one maintenance job you could choose to never deal with again what would it be?
Andrew Shrigley
Seller's Ex-wife is on title as Life Estate, is this a red flag?
I'm negotiating a deal on a property, and when I did a title search through the county website I found that the seller's ex-wife is on the quit claim deed as a life estate interest. After normal quit claim statement i...
Tom Maurer
Easiest way to clean a textured ceiling coated form years of smoking with TSP?
One of the apartments I have has a textured ceiling (it was there
when I bought it). The long time tenants who are moving were heaving
smokers. I read in another post advice that said clean with TSP and
then pain...
Michael Seeker
Tenant in Jail?
I have a tenant who is in jail. His lease is up at the end of this month, I've wanted him out since I purchased the building. I've already notified him that his lease would not be renewed and that the move-out inspe...
Seth Wilcock
Double Deposit As Compensating Factor?
Hi Everyone, First time (soon-to-be) landlord here. On many of the rental applications I have seen (including the bigger pockets application) I've seen verbiage that states "Compensating Factors can include additional...
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Ranting On...
Does it seem like Starbucks is just appearing everywhere? I mean, seriously, there are three within a one mile radius of my office!!! I am going crazy, for the simple fact that you cant help but stop and buy a daggu...
Phil Peachey
Big shots with hotmail email addresses
Do you take people seriously if they use hotmail or gmail and yahoo email addresses? I don't and its an instant turn off for us. If you have a company with a website, use a real email address. You can use webmail if y...
Cheryl Lane
Contractor Dispute - Am I wrong?
I recently had a dispute with a contractor, who took some instructions from my real estate agent when we were prepping the house to be put back up on the market. I never told him to do the things he did, but my agent ...
Sam Leon
FYI - undersink dishwasher
This is just a FYI on something I saw recently.A dishwasher right under the kitchen sink. I know that sometimes rentals can be real tight space and for the right situation this may be an option.There is a recess behi...