Hi STR investors,  I'm genuinely curious/interested to know if it's typical to charge your guests a cleaning fee AND also ask them to do a list of things as "checkout procedure" like stripping beds of sheets, washing ...

I have seen some that say carpet is the way to go in bedrooms, but others that say it is too expensive to replace and there are on-going costs of cleaning between tenants. Personally I have the tenants pay for cleanin...

Bought a 5-plex 6 months ago. Previous owner lived in one unit and chain smoked for 30 years. I have rehabbed all the units, but can’t get the cigarette smoke out of that unit. I’ve redone the floors, painted the wall...

Hi all,Just a quick question for everyone. I bought a triplex in August 2016 and inherited all of the tenants. The lease on one of the tenants is expiring in 60 or so days and I do not want to renew it (he consistentl...

I'm about to rehab a property in need of odor remediation in a big way - cats. I got an estimate from Servpro, it's so bad. Every scrap of carpet and pad has to come out. Floors will be cleaned and sealed, surfaces an...

My inherited tenant is vacating. Any tips for me? Please and thank you.

What is the most common type of flooring for kitchens, hardwood or tile?  When using tile for bathroom and/or kitchens, what is the most common sized used, 6x6 or 12x12?

Hi, not sure where to post this exactly (there should be a DIY category 😅) but I am installing LVP over tile in my bathroom. I don’t want to rip up the tile cause I did it in the other unit and that was a nightmare. T...

Hi everyone, I posted some details about this in the deal diaries forum but apparently that wasn't quite the right place so I thought I'd share a little bit here about my first real estate (investment) deal. Back in 2...

Would you consider this a do it yourself job? We've never tried it, but as I have an entire house full of wood floors to be done, I'm wondering if this would be simple enough to take on...or not?