Jason Hatfield
Attic is finished but not insulated. Solutions?
Here is a question for you experienced rehabbers. I'm working on a deal for a split victorian with two bedrooms connected by a small hallway in the former attic space. The problem is they drywalled the entire area b...
Savannah Leigh
birds in the bathroom (walls)
Side by side double, thin wall, no insulation between. Tenant found bird in basement...we thought we heard noises in the walls....yep, birds in wallss shared between 2 units and the 1st /basement shared floor.
How d...
David B.
Racoons and Rat poop in the attic
My parents had a summer home that has been pretty much unused for the past two years. I came down to clean it out and get it rented and thus begins the journey.Informed that there is racoon poop and rat poop in the a...
Rocky Lalvani
What’s fair for repairs on move out?
I have read some different responses on what to charge for when tenants leave.I have 2 tenants leaving this month. For the one they were there a year and had some minor paint damage / holes. Cost of repair is $150. I...
Art Maydan
Tenant Wants To Make Modifications
My tenant wants to install a TV mount and potentially move the cable hole in the wall. I think the mount is reasonable, but he can just run a longer cable and deal with the cable hole where it is. What do you think? H...
Steven Singleton
RDU Broker - Great First Impression, Awful Long Term Service
This is an account of some of my experience with RDU Broker over a 21 month period. Jonathan Matthews was my principal point of contact during this time. I hope to simply provide an account of my experiences to help o...
Mareno Rathell
Are LLC's as iron clad in protecting you as people suggest?
I hear you should put your properties under an LLC to protect yourself, your savings & your home from anything that may arise from a lawsuit associated with one of your properties, but I wonder if that is just som...
Billy Davidson
Newbie Needing Advice - Shower Mishap With Tenant
Hi BP,
I recently purchased a 4 bed 3 bath house and have turned it into a duplex. The downstairs is 2 bed 1 bath and has been rented out to one person, while the upstairs is 2 bed 2 bath and has two people living in...
Roy Mitle
convincing tenant to allow open house
My tenant is moving out end of next month. I asked her to allow me to do open house but she says she'll have to clean the house etc. etc. Basically it has been difficult to convince her to allow me to do an open house...
Nellie McGregor
Neigbour blames us dumping in his yard
Long story short our house burned down and we rebuilt it. We hired landscaping company and tree company to cut trees and took the everything out. Our property is in the forest and diagonal shape. When house finished w...