I want to preface this by saying we've been Airbnb hosts for almost 2 years, and this is the first time we have had a huge problem like this.  For the past two nights we have had people staying in our basement which i...

to make a long story short, i had tenants move out the week before i bought the building and they lived in filth..even my contractors didn't want to go in there, it smelt so bad..there were roaches everywhere. i had ...

Hey everyone,
So I got sent a picture of what seems to be mushrooms growing in the ceiling of my tenant bathroom. I sent the picture out to my contractor already waiting for feedback but I wanted to share it here als...

I recently purchased a property where the back yard is full of bamboo plants (shoots?). They are sprouting up as far as 20 feet from a bamboo patch at the rear of the property. I talked to the neighbor, and he said...

I have a new tenant that wants to vape.  My PM has a no smoking/no vaping clause in her contract, and he (tenant) wants the vaping part removed.  Does anyone have any experience with tenants that vape?  Will vaping ca...

Hey Everyone, I have a pretty general question about LLC's. I've read several articles weighing the pro's and con's but I'd love to see BP members thoughts on these questions. I've been advised to open an LLC for each...

I own and manage a duplex built in 1900, old house, tons of holes. The upper unit (floors 2 & 3) is occupied by tenants with a 12-month lease and the lower unit is short term rentals (Airbnb). The upper unit has m...

Hello, Frequent visitor to this forum to learn about landlord for the last few years and have a few rental properties in DFW area. However, this time I need some feedback from other landlord. I understand that landlor...

We are well into finishing now, lets show some photos and move on.post 37 - more finishingOn these smaller inner city jobs it makes a lot of sense to get the trim and door work done before the cabinets. Usually the ...

Who was born before 2008 and remembers the negative housing market and gas crisis and recession? I'm fearing history may repeat itself. What are some good tips from those who survived the early 2000s housing crisis?