Simple question: Can I pay my wife to clean a rental property instead of hiring a cleaning company and claim it as a tax deduction, or is that unethical/illegal?

Do you sign contracts with your cleaners? I found one that I want to hire but she has a contract she wants me to sign. It's something edited from something I think she found online. I don't mind agreeing to her rates ...

Hi Investors!I am renting a fully furnished condo. I am new to renting a furnished place and would like to have a cleaning person (someone who I have met multiple times and trust) to do a light cleaning in the condo o...

Anyone have any recommendation for cleaning companies/people in the area willing to do a pretty deep clean on a 2br unit? Also, anyone familiar with how much one typically charges for this? Thanks.

Hi everyone! We just got our first short term rental near Pikeville, TN and are having a hard time finding anyone to clean. We've talked to a couple other STR owners nearby who are having similar problems despite oper...

who should I hire  to unboard abandoned property that's been sitting for long periods of time 

Hey Guys,

I need some advice. I have 2 tenants who pay their rent on time and are otherwise great people.

They found a mouse nest and mice droppings in the basement the other month. I immediately contacted a pest c...

How do people handle deposits when a tenant leave behind a dirty unit when they move out? Do you withhold anything for cleaning, or just figure it's part of turnover? If you do withhold some of the deposit, how do you...

Hello!We are currently using Lodgify PMS to manage our 5 STRs but one big missing feature is the ability to send a SMS to our cleaners on bookings, cancellations and day before checkouts.  I can’t find an add on solut...

I have an awesome cleaner with a growing business, and I would like to help them optimize. A lot of their organization is done manually and I'd like to help them improve this because (selfishly) if they scale properly...