Hi BP,I am house hacking and have a tenant that just moved in and he is leaving his personal items in the common areas (clothes, golf equipment, etc). I have asked him to move it into his room but not sure it can all ...

I always thought I did a good job of screening, gut checking, red flag observing – the usual seasoned Landlord stuff. My process:Credit check, criminal check, social security verification, former Landlord verification...

Hello everyone:

This is my first time doing this, and the tenants "seemed" like nice people. When I went over to collect rent, house was always clean, they always paid on time, so I had no clue of what was really go...

Take this example: your cleaners tell you about a broken lamp. You order a new lamp online & ship it - now you just need someone to open the box & plug in the lamp.
Your handyman would do it if you can bundle...

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I am 1st time landlord and chose to manage my home personally. We had signed a lease agreement with our renter which included deep cleaning of the home before they moved in. However the cleaner I hired did not do...

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...

Hey BP community! We are in escrow for our second STR, this one in Black Mountain NC, just outside of Asheville. We will have to furnish it so I plan to fly out there the day after closing (currently reside in Oregon)...

Tonight the wife and I have officially become real estate investors.  We closed on the property tongiht. House was built in 1755 with a couple additions over its life.  Has had forced air heat, new electric, and water...

Tenant had his clothes in our dryers. Dryer caught fire and his clothes are burnt to a crisp. Tenant said it was $800 in damages (college embroidered and other college clothes) and he also purchased $500 worth of more...

Hi folks,
Who is responsible for removing mold from the caulking around the bathtub when the tenant is leaving after a 1-year lease? This was when it was provided in good condition during move in? I had mentioned i...