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Need advice from more experienced self-managed landlords. I inherited a tenant in a duplex who I am unable to evict because of CA laws. They feel the need to tell me they’ve been there 9 years and that they know their...
I'm curious to hear if any of you have had a negative experience with tenants vaping. In my opinion, in the over 20 or so tenants we've had in our 3 rentals by far the most damage ever caused was by a couple who both ...
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Hi!I am about to launch my first STR in south Florida. We just got done doing a full renovation. Our city requires a STR license and city inspection.I was reading through the list of requirements and nothing too bad (...
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We have a townhome in Raleigh which has been rented to a nice couple. They are facing issues with their next door neighbor who uses weed and the smell of it is coming in their home too from the vents, which is causing...
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I have a new tenant that wants to vape. My PM has a no smoking/no vaping clause in her contract, and he (tenant) wants the vaping part removed. Does anyone have any experience with tenants that vape? Will vaping ca...
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The condo master policy covers "sheetrock out" I was told, and they have a $10k deductible. As landlord, I didn't have any additional insurance. So now the insurance company has finished their investigation. I need...
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The contract states no smoking indoors but does not specifically call out vaping. After doing some research we’ve learned that vaping can cause damage to the interior of the house and potentially lower property value...
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Good morning, What are the most important things to discover when offering on a fire-damaged house? The damage covers about 30% of the house according to the seller. Thank you!
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This house was finished quite a while ago, and I meant to post a topic on this, but I completely forgot until I started going through some old photo's on the SD card.
Background of the House: 14 years old, original ...
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We just done a jam up rehab on a property in Mississippi. Is it a really big nice house that we spent quite a long time making extra nice. My wife told the property manager we did not want smokers renting the place. T...