Doanh Mai
buying a building that were potentially a former meth lab
Hi all,Thank you ahead for your time and help! I would like to seek your opinion on whether or not I should move forward with this deal.My wife and I have found this way under market value building in the city of Man...
Account Closed
Tenants let dogs go bathroom on deck- advice.
I feel I should preface this by saying that the tenants were ones I inherited for only two months. The first time I went to a showing on the property I noticed that there were appox. 10-15 piles of dogs poop on the 2...
Yerry Balenzuela
Old owners let thier dogs pee freely everywhere and spas flees
Hey I have a home that I'm going to have to change all the rugs and floors. I'm uncertain what to do about the unsanitary sub flooring. Will a good water proof underlayment be enough and who can I call to kill the fle...
Christen G.
What's the weirdest/grossest thing you've found during a demo?
I'll start: 10+ lbs of cat food ... in the wall. (I broke the shopvac)
Michael Nahm
Tenant Complaint, Need Advice
I need to get some thoughts from this great BP community on an issue.My tenant is in a great condo I own, and has been living in it for years. I need to add that this tenant is great as well, usually quiet and hasn’t ...
Aleksey Vinogradov
Tenant asks for a temporary dog stay
Hi BP, my tenant asks if she can keep her sister's dog while her sister is away. She offers a fee. The dog is a bitbul 3 months old. The apartment has 6-month old carpet and freshly painted. The tenant just moved in A...
Steve T.
The Smell of Success and total Grossness
I got a real deal a month ago, a 2/1 950 s/f cottage in a good area with a great lot. Although it was built in the 50's, the previous owner had totally rehabbed it, from the studs out. I'm talking new siding, windows,...
Aaron L Phillips
Introduction - Local to KC
Hi guys,My name is Aaron Phillips, I was born in Kansas City and I have worked in the HVAC industry for over 16 years. I started off in in my industry at 18 years old working part time as a maintenance technician and ...
Beth Kelly
Advice on water damage in kitchen while tenants live there
Hi crew. My husband and I are new landlords in Chicago -- our tenants moved in on Aug 1. Shortly after they moved in, they told us about a funky smell coming from one of the kitchen cabinets. Since then, we have be...
JR Woolf
Buying a home from a smoker/cat owner
Has anyone had experience (positive or negative) mitigating cigarette and/or cat urine smells from a home. Also- when looking at a home being sold by a smoker who allows smoking indoors - how much of a discount did y...