My previous tenants allowed their dog to pee all over the bedroom carpet for 5 years! I deducted the damage from their security deposit to pay for the replacement, it also cost me an entire months worth of rent on top...

I'm renting a house to a group of guys in a college town. I've never had issues with them over the last two years. Rent is always on time and communication has been good.The house has an upstairs and a downstairs. The...

So I'm about to enter escrow on a fourplex and I'm praying that all goes well. I will also be owner occupying and want to be comfortable but don't want to over do renovations. Each of the units primarily have carpet w...

Hello BP community, I wonder how many of you decide to put carpeting down the hall ways to the bed rooms for rental property? I have read that ceramic tile is the most durable option, It can last up to 75 years. Meanw...

Well, we just closed on a 4plex. We did everything we were supposed to. We used the calculator. We calculated for CapEx and even put aside 12K for each door for emergencies.We hired a home inspector.Thank goodness we'...

BPers! Quick question when you purchase a multi-unit property and you see the property needs some obvious repairs (ie. purple carpet) yet the units are occupied, do you incorporate any repairs into your analysis up fr...

i signed a lease in April for an apartment. Move in date was for May 7th. We took a look at the apartment and everything semed OK, until the day I got the keys. i noticed the carpets in what would be my sons room wer...

we have 4 houses (one is being renovated right now).

The previous tenants moved out 1.5 months ago and left it very clean. We painted ($1000) and will replace the carpet before the new tenants move in.

However, aft...

I've had rental #1 for 10 years and rental #2 for 2 years. These are college rentals that rent from August 1st to July 31st. Most leases are signed 2-3 months before occupancy. I have had 0 days of vacancy on rental #...

Does anyone recommend a good carpet for a rental house that I am renovating? I am doing wood laminate downstairs but I need to carpet upstairs bedrooms.