Mandy Silveira
Who's responsible to pay for water?
This is for a California home rental that is in the country and has well water. In this scenario, it is too costly to do monthly water testing, so only quarterly testing will be done. To ensure clean drinking water, t...
Mike R.
Shampoo and soap for rental property
Hi I just recently bought a cabin in Big Bear Lake California and I thought it would be nice to have little shampoo bottles with the name of the cabin and web site on it. Does anyone have recommendations on the best p...
Ryan Nguyen
shower valve installatin
Hi everybody,
I recently replaced my old shower valve with a Delta pressure balance valve. the city inspector is coming this Wednesday. Is there a specific test to check the quality of the joints between the copper pi...
Mitchell Smith
Tenant Issue - What Am I Responsible For?
Hey guys!So I've got quite the predicament.... My tenant just moved in about a month and a half ago and has been pretty good so far. However, recently she has been complaining about a sewage smell in the house. Right ...
Chuck Bartowski
About to Get a Tenant!
So, our first rental is 3 days from being completed and we have our tenant lined up for August 1st! We have the landlord forms from BP, but I’m wondering if there are any resources or checklists on this site for what ...
Erin K.
use bleach on carpet to get stain out?
We have a duplex we are rehabbing. Living room has an offwhite berber carpet that is in like new condition and looks very nice with the exception of 2 places where there are stains. One is a large circle. Professional...
Mike Xavier
How old do you consider a house safe from asbestos?
In the process of buying a house built in 1990 (78249 area) and want to remove some acoustic ceiling. Read online its still possible for asbestos to be present in houses made in 80's or 90's. Wondering how likely this...
Tom Maurer
Easiest way to clean a textured ceiling coated form years of smoking with TSP?
One of the apartments I have has a textured ceiling (it was there
when I bought it). The long time tenants who are moving were heaving
smokers. I read in another post advice that said clean with TSP and
then pain...
Michael Krassos
Well or City Water
Hi all, I am a newbie investor and really appreciate your advice and guidance.
How do I confirm if a property is on city or has a well for water supply? If on well, what are the considerations toward a purch...
Joel Owens
My fun (sarcasm) adventures in plumbing nightmare.....
Okay so I move a new tenant into a unit.
They call the next day and say the tubs are not draining well.We go and inspect and the tubs are slow draining.
We put drain-o and others down the line and it does nothing.Th...