The prior owners in my rental property must have been smokers. We have cleaned, primed, and painted the walls, cabinets etc. However we still smell cigarette smoke, so it must be in the carpet. We have steam cleane...

Hello BP - a little background scenario. Then I'd love to hear your stories (successful, not so successful, amusing, other). I've got a move out date of July 17th for current tenant, new tenant signed lease to move in...

I've got a question. We have been living in our apartment for 13 mths and our lease is up in a few weeks. We paid $300 non refundable pet deposit. When we moved in one of our two dogs was just 4 months old and not pot...

Hi all,My previous tenants had a couple of dogs and long story short, when they moved out, the house had a potent dog smell. My initial thought was that the smell was rooted in the carpeting. I had the carpet professi...

I got two messages during lunch yesterday. When I checked them, one was from a seller that said she got my letter last year and hoped I was still interested as she is selling now. The other call was from a woman who...

Hey all,Small time landlord, one duplex and we have a rental unit. Tenants moved out, very passive aggressive the entire last month after we gave notice, and they cleaned the carpets the day of move out. When we went ...

Problem-solving or problem finding?Which of the two characteristics will make you close more sales? I have always been told, if you can solve the problem of your prospect, the sale is in the back of you pocket. While ...

Do landlords typically clean carpets on tenants requests?

I'm currently being sued over $300 that I witheld from a security deposit return. The exiting tenants had 2 dogs and did pay a pet fee. I do not feel as though the pet fee they paid means they don't have to keep floor...

I've been using vacuum cleaner hand-me-downs and I keep breaking them.  I need a vacuum cleaner that will suck up all kinds of gunk including small drywall debris and drywall dust from carpet.  Should I go cheapo beca...