Scott Harlow
Apartment saturated in pot smoke
I bought my first 4 unit last month. I have given a month-to-month tenant notice that I will not be renewing his lease. His apartment is saturated with pot smoke. I'm assuming the apartment will need to be wiped down ...
Dwight Rigel
Should I paint/carpet with tenant still occupying property
I recently purchased an occupied SFR with long term tenant on a month to month (lease expired and reverted to M2M). Upon meeting with the tenant I advised them of the repairs I would be making (new A/C, Clearing bushe...
Ian Cosley
Best improvements for class C properties
Hello there BP, I have a 4-plex ( 4 x 2bd / 1ba units ... shared laundry ) that I would rate somewhere around class C. The property is built around 1980 , and to the best of my knowledge have never been upgraded. Th...
Sara W.
Tenants destroyed the apartment, what remedy can a landlord get?
Hi for all the landlord out there, I recently just had a tenant moved out because their lease is up and we no longer wanted to lease the apartment to them. When I inspected the apartment it is in a very bad shape - ca...
Eric Kulling
Cigarette Smell - how to remove?
Any tips on how to get cigarette smell out of house? I don’t smell it but a lot of potential buyers say they can and it’s not a good first impression. I think it must be in the carpet...maybe removing is the best bet....
Vanessa S.
Security Deposit and Cleaning
Hello everyone- My tenant has moved out and the place smells. Neighbors have reported seeing the tenant’s guest smoking so this is the reason for the odor. My tenant attempted to disguise the odor with really smelly d...
Sara Johnson
No rental agreement
In September we rented a house and it was a complete disaster. It still is because the landlord has done nothing! There was a hole in the shower with mold growing from it, there’s a hole in the basement laundry room f...
Nils-Erik Frantzell
Time preparing soon-to-be rental property counts as personal use?
I purchased a new home for use as a new primary residence in January 2016. I moved out of the old primary residence on the 13th and converted it to a rental property by signing tenants 8 days later. I spent these 8 da...
Tuesday Goodband
Carpet Choice in Rental Apartments
On Monday I just accomplished my first closing on my first rental property. I am looking for rug recommendations. Currently there is bur-bur in place, and when looking into purchasing a new rug an associate mentioned ...
Sada Rafi
Keys not returned and cleaning not done
Hi all, I have 3 tenants living in a house. One has moved out as of Friday, 5 days ago and has taken her key with her. The agreement is to leave the key in the house and let the landlord know. I have emailed her askin...