I have a rental in a new rural development that does not have city garbage pickup. Most neighbors just use local dumpster providers, is it my responsibility to pay for the dumpster? Should the tenant arrange for it an...

Hi BP Family,I am exploring the short term rental market and was planning to self manage the property. One question that keeps coming up is how to handle the trash cans? I don't want my guests having to show up to a h...

A few weeks back I started getting complaints of roaches from one of  my units in a six unit building we own...I scheduled a whole-building inspection expecting to find one piggy who needed to be prodded to clean up t...

I have a duplex.  How often should I do pests treatment?  It costs $85 /quarterly treatment so about $340/yr.  It seems alittle excessive.  I would think twice a year is plenty.  My house, we treat only when we see an...

So this happened at one of the properties we managed.  Have you ever dealt with anything crazy like this?What do I do if my tenant . . . Accidentally Throws Away the Neighborhood Drug Dealers Stash BagYou may think th...

Hi, I recently purchased 2 quads and a tri and am really excited about this new property. The only problem is, there is trash everywhere on the grounds! It's really bad. I have considered charging tenants for any tras...

Can you accept the cleaned grill by cleaning people? 

Is there anyone who would like to share any horror stories of dealing with bad tenants who seemed like trustworthy and upstanding citizens at first, but then eventually proceeded to avoid paying rent and/or causing ma...

I just wanted to share this story. It's amazing all the BS you have to watch out for as a property owner.
I got a letter from an inspector that someone at a property I own had been involved in illegal dumping and I ha...

Recently I started to do a weekly video series called Management Mondays, for all of the landlords out there, what are your biggest challenges these days? Evictions? Maintenance? Property Management? I'm curious. I'd ...