So we inherited a tenant who has lived in the same unit for over 30 years and the place smells like feces, urine, among other things.   Shes an older woman in her 90's who can't really take care of it herself, and cle...

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The garage floor has seen better days. It’s never been painted and has over the years had oil and likely gas spills.

The area is 220 sq ft (just a 1 car) and from what I see in 1 gallon cans will more than cover...

I just had tenants move out a week ago and have incurred some significant expenses getting it cleaned and ready for new occupants.  This is a class A rental that was spotless when the tenants moved in 1.5 years ago.  ...

Hi all. My current rental property has a tenant moving out end of this month after staying there for 5 years and the 2F carpet(living area space, 3 bedrooms, and entire staircase) is really dirty and patchy leaving me...

Husband and I have been renting 1 property for the past 3 years (and learning a lot from the experience). The property is located in Cook County Illinois (Chicago suburbs), and we have issues with the most recent tena...

I have my first tenant turnover in 5 years and I would like some thoughts as I move forward.  First, prior to the tenant occupying the property, this house was majorly rehabbed with new carpeting in living room, new l...

I just bought this building last month. My twenty something year old tenant had 2 unapproved cats and her apartment smelled horrible. I sent her a letter to get rid of the cats. She decided to give her notice and move...

I've had a good stay as I have been renting out a bedroom in a Georgia home. This is until the lease has ended 6 months later and I have moved out. I didn't have a vacuum cleaner or broom, so when I left I packed all ...

Probably covered before in BP... but it's me and it's personal now ;) Ha! I've seen people say "eat the damage" and "take it outta their deposit"... wattaya think?If I don't keep part ...

tenant called and asked if they could steam clean the carpets. I told them I had them cleaned before they moved in and asked why they wanted to?  They went ahead and had them cleaned. Now they say because they were st...