Hi,  I am a new landlord and will appreciate some advises for the following questions. My tenant moved out and left a mess behind. Some repair works needed are as follow which I am not sure if I should deduct from s...

BP Fam,I met with Ben Kayatta of Xcalibur Services recently and he shared some upcoming changes to the HVAC industry that I felt compelled to share with you all. These changes will likely impact pricing in a major way...

I have a property in Lillington, NC, close to Fayetteville, Fort Bragg area that's managed through a property manager.I'm currently living in Atlanta, GA.The house is only 6 years old, so is the HVAC system. The heati...

Hey BP, curious how others handle their appliances? I have 3 units total, started last March and have now had 2 refrigerator issues, costing me $730 total. First refrigerator broke down and was such a foreign brand no...

My wife and I manage our own properties and were out of the country when a tenants refrigerator went out. We had our Dad go check it out and he seemed to think it was running fine. The tenant claims that it was runnin...

I purchased a new Whirlpool refrigerator 11/2016 from Best Buy. The new tenant has notified me that the temperature is iffy. When they get it to the correct temp (using a thermometer) food directly in front of the ven...

Hi BPers,

I saw an accountant state that [b] rental property maintenance expenses
for plumbing repairs and painting may have to capitalized and depreciated over x years instead of a straight expense[/b] in the ye...

Hi. I'm re-evaluating if I should provide a washer, dryer and refrigerator for my tenants. I don't provide any of this at the moment. I just think it's another maintenance call to repair and eventually replace the app...

Hi All, I have a 13 year old rental property in Austin that needs 4 lbs. of R22 refrigerant. I'm being told by the HVAC contractor that because of the phase-out R22 is $125/lb. If I'd like to find the leak that will c...

HI i just signed a lease with a tenant husband and wife to rent my singer family home for one year. They came twice before signing lease and checked everything inside and out.  I was nice enough to let them move in a ...