tl;dr Soon to be newbie self managing. I'm scared to death of lawfully having to choose a borderline acceptable tenant over a highly qualified one. Made a scorecard to pick most qualified; pick it apart.So as I start ...

I have taken drywall off all the exterior walls but left the inside walls. The drywall is a bit bumpy, smelly and in need of some repair. The electrician suggests i take out all drywall but thats more demolition cost,...

I saw a other "discussion" between two old timers on BP and it got me thinking.....When some of us do renovations, we put in the toughest most durable products we can find, expecting they will stand up to the tenants....

No Pets Allowed

The pet issue can be one of the most challenging issues facing landlords. Many lease agreements have a No Pets Allowed clause.

You can do everything short of threatening death, and yet, pets are foun...

I have just replaced carpet and pad in bedrooms of a SFR that had pet damage. Before replacing it I had it cleaned professionally but odor remained.  Carpet is two years old and tenants lived in house for 14 months. I...

Around 20% of my portfolio in Denver has bed bug problems. Just a couple of weeks ago a house rental was infested, this is a first for me usually it's apartment buildings.

Apparently the lady was running a daycare ou...

I am trying to make a decision on what to replace the carpet with, damaged due to heavy smokers. Since it was carpet before and I am wanting to do away with carpet upstairs. How would I go about to deduct from tenant'...

Dog Rental Question: I've got a tenant moving into a property (the 2nd unit in my house) with a Husky. It's an older dog and they claim its well behaved (they reassure me its a perfect dog). This is a fully renovated ...

Hi!I'm a new landlord. I just put a listing on Facebook and got a message from a guy who said he has a service animal and my no animal policy doesn't count. I checked out his profile and he's a trucker and can run ar...

So my tenant has been great and paying on time. I received a complaint from a neighbor unit that the tenant is smoking weed inside the unit. She clearly smells it and the other day knocked on the door to give her some...