Hi,I want to see what is the strategy landlord and property management is used for maintenance and repair requests.Do you use something in the lease to let the tenant know what they are responsible for and if you do h...

We just spent 10 days doing our typical "Spring upkeep"
We sanded down solid wood kitchen cabinets, primed and painted them.
Had a bulb burned out under the microwave.
Fixed some screens on the screened back porch....

I am curious how other Landlords handled "maintenance". And I use the word lightly  because what I am referring to is things such as replacement of light bulbs, changing smoke detector batteries, clogged sinks, etc. W...

Our tenant has moved out and we need to flip the property to get ready for a new tenant. My PM's contractor gave us an estimate of things to be repaired and it includes things like $50 for replacing smoke detector bat...

Is your housekeeper responsible for changing out air conditioner filters?  Any other monthly tidying they are or are not responsible for? 

I went to my unit to work today while the tenant was at work. I noticed the smoke / Carbon monoxide detector had the batteries pulled. I texted him and he said it keeps going off when he cooks and even when he puts so...

Just spent a decent amount of coin doing a make ready during a vacancy.  Come tax time, how do you generally categorize these expenses? Two biggest expenses were flooring (improvement) and interior painting (repair). ...

We have had a great tenant in place for the last two years and I want to prepare for their turnover. I know that every property is going to be different based on size and wear and tear but wanted to see if anyone had ...

I visited the property and found the hard wired Smoke Detectors in the living room and hallway were removed ( the ines in the bedrooms were still there ) . I asked the tenant why they did that and he said that the smo...

So...my tenant has faithfully paid the rent and utilities.  The lease is up April 1st, and the tenant asked to extend until May 1st.  I had no problem with this. Background is that this tenant has always asked to have...