Our onsite manager likes to earn extra money by cleaning vacant units and I'm fine with that. I was wondering if most cleaning jobs are paid for by the hour or the job. I am already paying him for 40 hours of manageme...

Sept 2018, bought my first duplex in for 95,000. Used HELOC for down payment remodeled the first floor right away and moved the tenants from upstairs to down stairs and raised there rent $100mo.  Then I was able to cl...

What is the best flooring for a rental property?

The first step: Think about what you are trying to achieve and who will be living in it.
If you are going to rent to families or allow pets – think waterproof long-...

I flipped a 3/1 slab 1104 sq ft in St. Louis, MO and priced it at $125,000.  Put in 42'' shaker espresso cabinets, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, new tile, painted the garage floor, painted the exter...

I have a tenant who moved out and left the place in decent shape.  However, there were some scuffs on the walls, the kitchen counters had some dried food on it and the floors were dirty.  The bathroom required some cl...

Im beginning to look at properties and every time i go over the numbers. Six families just make more sense then owning multiple threes. Am i wrong?

1. Allure flooring:  I use on all my rentals2. It’s a tough vinyl with rubber backing to overcome water issues3. It cleans well!!My problem:  tenant moved out, Paint drops on flooring!!Most come off with mineral spiri...

We have a vacancy, an upcoming open house, and a whole bunch of dog smell. I'm looking for input on a couple fronts.I need to start with background. We closed on this duplex a week ago. We agreed to let one tenant out...

I'm a Landlord who allows tenants to keep pets, although my patience is slowly wearing thin due to the odors they leave behind. I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions as to ways to limit pet odors/damage. An an examp...

I just bought an apartment complex. One of the units was occupied for nearly 30 years by a chain smoker. He had a stroke one week after I bought the place and his family is cleaning out the apartment. SIDE NOTE: This ...