Wanted to survey all the multifamily managers out there and ask them how much of the actual unit turnover costs do you deduct from the tenant security deposit?For example, typically if a tenant leaves the unit in good...

Hey everyone, I feel like I'm having a bad experience with my property management company, but I wanted to get some feedback for a sanity check. I definitely don't want to fire these guys just to find out that they we...

Hi BP,I just bought my first rental property (Duplex in a C+ area). $82k purchase price.I'm going to be painting this Saturday and found Brandon's article about using Walmart's cheap paint; Color Place Country White. ...

Purchased 4 plex June 2015. All units were rented but we had 2 open up at the end of July so we were able to dive in on renovations. Just finished our rehab of the first unit. Work done includes refinishing hardwood f...

I have tenants leaving in a couple of days. They cleaned up the place really good and I see no damages except for a few nail holes on walls which they filled and patched, but needs paint now. I have the paint but not ...

  I have been working on my first re-model for 4 months now. It is a two bedroom 750 sq/ft ranch that we converted into a three bedroom. We have had just a few projects along the way, including, new electric panel box...

I own a rental with 4 rooms and hallway in the basement. The 4 rooms had carpet glued down and the hallway was 20 yr old black tile.  I ripped it all up and I'm debating what to do. I will be renting to College studen...

What is the expected turn around for getting a property ready for a new renter by a property manager? My old renters lease was up on 6/30. My property only needs minor touch ups supposedly and I am still waiting for b...

I manage several class A homes and still struggle with what condition is considered acceptable as far as the walls when a tenant moves out.  Some of my tenants will do touch up painting and leave the place looking gre...

I need some advise on how to fix our paint sheen problem. We are building new construction and the paint sheen is not even. We spayed on one coat of primer and 2 coats of eggshell paint, back rolling the whole thing a...