George P.
Carpet smells after scrubbing
We have a dog (black lab) and just had carpet scrubbed and shampooed this week (carpet is about 4 yrs old). 2 days later (to allow plenty of time) I came back and discovered that the carpet smells like wet dog. The sm...
Michael Baum
Mike's Deal of the Day - Feb 23rd 2023
Hey everyone! Here is a deal on some outdoor rattan furniture. This set is on the small side so it would be perfect for a small deck or a secondary set.https://www.walmart.com/ip/seo...$199 for the 4 piece set. Comes ...
Bill O'Donnell
Basement apartment potential mold issues
I am a landlord. One of my units is a basement apartment. Recently there was a slow leak from the boiler, a drip for less than a week. The tenant was away and the leak was discovered, reported and addressed upon their...
Toby Mims
Wet carpet
We had a water leak that soaked some of our carpet. We called ServPro, but was wondering what everyone's thoughts are on this issue? They extracted and pulled carpet up and extracted what was in the padding, then plac...
Gail W.
House smells of mildew
I recently bought a house for a rental. We noticed a smell when walking through the property that was something like mildew. The house was owned by an elderly couple and after the owners passed away it sat empty...
Nathan Smith
Buying a Carwash - Would love some advice
Hi Everyone,I'm looking at buying a car wash and would love to get some feedback and comments to help make my decision. 2016 sales were $225,000. Net profit is $116,000. Asking price is $1,000,000 Below are a few ...
Brie Schmidt
How to get out wet carpet smell?
My hot water heater broker and started leaking, it happened in the evening and they tenants didn't think it was a big deal so went to bed. Needless to say the next morning they woke up to a very wet apartment. The b...
JD Martin
What gets cleaned in between tenants at your STR?
For those of you who are running (or have a PM and know what they do) an STR, what exactly do you clean between tenants - especially when you have the single day check out/check in turnovers? Do you clean all of t...
Nate Burnett
Tenant moved out, cleaned carpet on last day, smells like dog
Hey all,Small time landlord, one duplex and we have a rental unit. Tenants moved out, very passive aggressive the entire last month after we gave notice, and they cleaned the carpets the day of move out. When we went ...
Mike Rodriguez
Tenant Turnover - What Would you Do?
After every tenant turnover, do you paint touchup? Or leave it for every few years?
What work do you usually do on the unit to maintain it after a tenant leaves?