Andrea Shields
Returning Security Deposit, tenant damage vs normal wear and tear
One of my tenant lease ended and I was not available to do the exit walkthrough with them as I normally do. I told tenant to take pictures and that I would be there the following weekend to walk the home and that she ...
John Underwood
We are attacking the cable cutters in our property description!
We have multiple ways to rise above the competition.Here is one.We have cable channels and NFL Sunday ticket. So many others are cutting corners on this and who knows what else! We use You Tube TV for cable channels t...
Mike H.
Cracked granite countertop in lease period. Normal wear and tear?
Dear BP LL colleagues,I was performing a final walk though at end of lease (@ DFW area) and noticed a crack at countertop. Would you consider this as a normal wear and tear or a damaged item that tenant is responsibl...
Edith Colletti
Does landlord still own the house we are living in?
Several months after we leased a house in CA, through a rental agency. a few months into the lease we learned that the owner of the property was not making payments to the bank. We contacted the owner who admitted he ...
Jordan Ewert
Help! We invested $15,000 and believe we are getting scammed
Greetings everyone, I don't like that this is our first post to this website but I'm in a situation (similar to https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/79/topics/185...) but thankfully we have only invested $2,000 for th...
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AirBnb - What's a reasonable Maintenance Cost for Wear & Tear?
When running an AirBnb that has fairly high volume, 80% occupancy, what is an expected wear and tear budget?I don't mean the cleaning and managing, but:the repainting, plumbing repairs, replacing appliances, repairing...
Andrea S.
We are thinking about buying this what do you think?
Purchase Price:$60,000.00Purchase Closing Costs:$6,000.00Estimated Repairs:$15,000.00Total Project Cost:$81,000.00After Repair Value:$75,000.00Down Payment:$60,000.00Loan Amount:$0.00Loan Points:$0.00Loan Fees:$0.00Am...
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We Are Only One Decision From a Totally Different Life
I was driving home from a party yesterday afternoon and saw a truck with a big American flag driving on the freeway. I asked my wife what's the occasion? She said September 11. She reminded me that I've been off my W2...
Jack B.
Hardwood flooring: does this look like normal wear and tear?
After 2 years and 8 months?Before pictures (note in there is a reflection of light in some of the first 3 before pics).After (note the areas that need complete refinishing...
Amanda C.
Oil Stains in Driveway - normal wear and tear or deposit?
We had tenants renting for 4yrs, when we got to the property after they moved out we noticed a large oil-stain in the driveway as well as various other smaller oil stains in the driveway. This photo is before pressure...