It finally happened...tenants experienced a fire in the garage of one of our houses.  Thankfully, everyone is safe.  There is smoke and water damage to the house, damage to sheet rock, smoke in the HVAC system, water ...

I am a new landlord and my tenants asked if the home had a fire extinguisher, which it does not. I've read that providing one could be a liability if it didn't work. Not having one in the home also seems to be a liabi...

Hello BP, Theo & Quinity here looking for any advice you can provide to new landlords. What websites to use to screen future renters, how do you collect your rent, should we allow pets, do you allow smoking, etc? ...

I've spoken to my tenants several times about the use of smoking and Vape products and marijuana products. They're breaking contract and do not seem to care whatsoever to change their ways. It is gotten to the point w...

Hey everyone,I recently purchased my first property in the Kansas City / independence area. It’s a duplex and I inherited one tenant and plan to live in the other unit. The tenant signed their lease in October, a mont...

For those who find their own tenants, maybe particularly for low income units, do you include any lifestyle questions in the application or screening process? For example, info on whether they own a lawnmower, how th...

Smoke Detectors - what brand and model the most trouble free?In today's requirements, you can easily have to put in a LOT of smoke and co2 detectors. Having them go off or fail sooner than anticipated means a LOT of m...

Hello,I am purchasing a house located in Harford County in Maryland as a primary residence. The house is 14 years old and it still has original smoke detectors. The funny part (not really actually) is that the house h...

I have some family members here in Denver in a bit of a hellhole of a rental situation. They live in the lower level of an up/down 4-plex. The residents above are chronically violating their lease and a true nuisance ...

I just recently came across a property that has extensive fire damage. Have not done a walkthrough yet. Did a drive by and the exterior is intact as is the roof. So it seems the fire was contained mainly to the first ...