I’m working on purchasing a duplex which has a 1 bedroom unit that has a noticeable cigarette smoke odor to it. My property manager let me know that in order to convert that to a non-smoking unit I would want to go th...

I house hack my primary residence; and last week a new tenant moved in. This morning I went into their room after they left to look at installing a window AC for them. To my shock, the room was full of smoke/nicotine ...

I have a new tenant that wants to vape.  My PM has a no smoking/no vaping clause in her contract, and he (tenant) wants the vaping part removed.  Does anyone have any experience with tenants that vape?  Will vaping ca...

So I know how to add a no smoking clause to a lease however I have learned over the years that if its not in writing, you cant enforce it & my last tenants had firearms and were doing illegal drugs on the premises...

This is my first time self-managing a property.Market rate rent is about $5400 to $6000 a month on 3 bedroom 2 bath SFH in San Francisco. There's another bathroom downstairs (renovated) and large room downstairs (need...

Greeting all. First time poster, long time listener (somewhat).First off, thank everyone for making the community as awesome as it is and I would like your input on a current deal that I looking to contract along with...

Preamble:  We don't announce that we are the owners, we don't hide it, but it never comes up.  We have a logo and a company name for all our properties, we look like a business.  We sign the owner line on the lease, b...

I have been a part of BP for over a year now and have been a smoker since I was way to young, but my question is when did smokers get such a bad rap?I personally don't smoke inside of even my own home, not even once. ...

I have a rental property in the middle of two businesses, one beside me is an insurance agency that I have no issues with, the other one is a smoke/vape shop that just opened up. I’ve had an insane amount of issues wi...

I am making a bid on a property in San Francisco. Given how tenant friendly the city is I wanted recommendations on a lawyer who can provide guidance on an iron clad lease so I don't run into issue down the road. Any ...