For those with experience running a fully furnished MTR, curious about the following:1) what fees do you charge for cleaning ?2) do you charge separate fees for periodic cleanings and turnover cleanings?3) how often d...

Trying to decide which way to go, many questions to answer. But what are your thoughts.Is there a low season in short rental? More probable to get the place trashed? Repairs ? Etc. Let me know your experience.

Kevin Yeats commented on my "Disadvantages of Section 8" rental blog. He asked about providing "reverse deposits" as an incentive for tenants to keep their homes clean and maintained. He suggested giving $200 at t...

Hi guys,my tenant tenant was a good tenant who always paid on time, but after he left we are not agreeing on security deposit refund...After he moved out,  he left a toilet that had black spots that could not be clean...

It was a great rental house in a pleasant neighborhood. It was a perfect 3/2 built in the early 90s with those solid oak cabinets, and enough well cared maintenance to make it one of those smooth rental houses. The te...

I purchased a duplex earlier this year in a B-class neighborhood. There is a wood burning fireplace in each unit, but after having them inspected, neither are safe to use and need a total of about $1,500 to bring them...

I have a STR that we use which is waterfront and has high peak seasonal cost in the summer.  We had someone reach out looking to see if we would be interested in a 6 month rental from an insurance company that they wo...

how do you get your houses ready for rent/flip?

do you hire a company? we have been getting the houses ready for tenants by spending a lot of time cleaning outselves. frankly, i do not want to make my wife do it anym...

PLEASE HELP!!! I have a beautiful $430K rental home in a great neighborhood. It has tile in EVERY room. My last tenants lived there for 4 years and they didn't take care of the place at all. They had dogs that peed in...

With your units that have carpet, do you charge the cost of professional cleaning back to the tenant from their security deposit? Or is that just standard turnover costs that you assume? Wasn't sure how to approach th...