Alfred Litton
How to Get Rid of That "Old House" Smell
Just purchased an investment property built in about 1960. We've just about finished repainting the interior, but there is a persistent (what I call) "old house" smell. It's not from a former smoker, and it doesn't ...
Nathan Gesner
Landlord Rescue: Nightmare tenants (with pictures)
@James Wise shared a horror story so I'll share my most recent example. This isn't Cleveland but we still have our problems.I pick up a lot of business from private Landlords that manage their own rentals. This is a r...
Andrew Rellinger
When to rip out carpet and install LVP?
Hello everyone,I recently purchased my first house and am seeking advice on a potential flooring dilemma. My plan is to live in the house for about two years, possibly engaging in month-to-month house hacking during t...
Shannon Sadik
Would you take a smoker who promises to quit?
We just closed on a very nice home and are asking a higher rent for it. It's outside of the summer months when this house would typically rent and we have been struggling to find tenants. We have two young men who are...
Aubrey Page
Addressing Marijuana Smell Complaints
We have a new-to-us class c quadplex in Avondale in Cincinnati. Tenant A moved in 1 Feb. Tenant B moved in 5 Mar. Tenant C moved in 7 Apr. Tenant C reported on Apr 10 that she smelled marijuana so strongly when she w...
Jason Carrillo
Headache-resistant cash flow markets: how do you mitigate?
I’m a new investor deciding on markets to invest in.
2% rule usually is great but the concern from guys like David Greene and others is that the better cash flow and the lower the entry price, the more “headaches” y...
Belinda B.
Help needed picking tenents
Hi,
I rent a house I inherited from my mother not located where I live. I have a property management company manage it. We just replaced all flooring and did landscaping. Within 2 weeks of being available PM...
James Yoo
(LA) Homeless Encampments in back alley behind Rental Property
Title pretty much says it all. There are a few homeless tents in the back alley behind our property, a duplex rented out to two families. It is well known that the city of LA has a severe homelessness problem, and the...
Andrew Lekowski
6 Tips to Newbie Landlords in Coronavirus America
This is not a guide to how to prevent an eviction in coronavirus America. It is our story regarding a close call with some bad tenants. Our FIRST tenants actually. And here it goes!
This article outlines the experie...
Nazeam Joseph
Would you allow pets in a new built never occupied Duplex?
Would you allow pets in your newly built never occupied 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bath Duplex?