Joseph Weiner
roommates make apartment unliveable
I got my first apartment this august. I lived in a cooperative house for two years before this. Me and two other people from the coop and another person from their hometown moved in together in a 4 bedroom flat. They ...
Mindy Jensen
Let's talk about nicotine
I bought a smoker's house. Prior to sale, they painted all the walls that didn't have wallpaper on them. Painted, not CLEANED then painted. Paint is starting to bubble up in places, I assume due to nicotine. Has anyon...
Minna Reid
Stressing a BPO on a nice property
I have a BPO coming up on a property I have under contract, and obviously I'd like the BPO to go my way. However the house is pretty nice. Not much for repairs or anything. It looks ok. Maybe a a little paint and carp...
Daniel Claroni
What's that smell?!?
How easy is it to get rid of a bad stink in a house? What if it isn't as easy as replacing the carpets?A house I am thinking about buying has a bad stink that smells like cat urine. The previous owner disclosed that d...
Jennifer Rysdam
How do you convince a cat lady that her apartment stinks horribly
I just bought this building last month. My twenty something year old tenant had 2 unapproved cats and her apartment smelled horrible. I sent her a letter to get rid of the cats. She decided to give her notice and move...
Mario Lara
Rent control
I'd like to buy rental property in california (los angeles county to be exact)but a lot of what I find is under rent control .I have been told not to buy rent controlled properties because as an owner I will be limite...
Remmy Vernon
Mystery smell is back
This is a small one bedroom unit, ground floor, no unit above it. (approx. 600 sq. ft.)When tenants moved out there was a bad smell. I could not out my finger on it. It is not in the bedroom or bath, but in the kitche...
Jean G.
Fourplex with severe foundation issues. What would you do?
Hello,so I recently got under contract the following property located in Southern Utah (well, we're still waiting for the bank to countersign, but they gave their verbal approval):- Fourplex built in 1996, 5400 sf tot...
Nikol Noll
Smoker damage/Paint question
Flipping my first house and having a difficult time with the painting. I am using Sherwin Williams products, and regardless of using SuperPaint or the cheaper options, it is taking 3 coats to cover the walls. There ...
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?