Hello Everyone!I've been under contract to purchase a Duplex in Linden, New Jersey since January. The property which I currently occupy as a tenant i'll be purchasing directly from the Landlord. The seller had the oil...

I have a tenant who brought bed bugs into their unit. I paid to have it remediated to prevent it spreading to other units. The lease agreement states tenant is responsible for pest control. The pest control cost was d...

Our group has been purchasing foreclosures at trustee sales for over 10 years and we've never run into anything quite like this.  We're trying to evict the former owner, but due to the current COVID eviction moratoriu...

Entering basement definitely has an odor. Floors and walls are dry now, but there are signs that at one time, there was 2-4 inches of water in the basement. I don't know when this occurred, but do know the house h...

I will preface this post by saying that I am an Engineer with some experience on environmental matters.Black / dirty air vents and ducts in my condo rental spotted by a prospective tenant expecting a baby.  I am not l...

We had our tenant move out early this month from our rental home in Texas.  The woman who lived there (and/or her guests) were clearly smoking marijuana a lot in the house. We are having the carpets and the house clea...

Minneapolis MN area. Beautiful 3bed 3bath, basement is partially finished, we are experiencing issues with water in the basement, likely from the windows, and looking for recommendations for a basement water proofing ...

We are at a house previewing it, and we notice warping hard wood floors. It'a pretty bad and it looks like waves. There is a crawl space below. What could be the problem? Any insights? The rest of the house looks rea...

Landlords and property managers don't like the word mold and I totally get it as it can be quite costly if found at the wrong time. I've worked with a lot of property managers and landlords on mold remediation project...

My husband met a laid off oil worker at a restaurant on Friday who needs to sell his house ASAP. The property is close to a junior college and in a very rentable neighborhood. I looked at the Google images before we w...