I just had a move-out where the tenant scratched and dinged the hell out of the natural woodwork. The trim was beat, the cabinets were scratched and dinged, the doors (closet and regular) were beat and tired... The ...

Many self-managing investors on Bigger Pockets have to handle security deposits and this can sometimes be challenging. We wanted to share our the experience we have gathered throughout the years by managing hundreds o...

I'm a single property landlord. Tenant recently moved out and the pets left a bunch of claw marks in the paint. The paint was last done in 2017. This tenant moved in 2019 and the walls were in good condition minus nor...

Ran into an issue today that I hadn’t considered, and not sure how to deal with it.
Tenant had put down deposit to hold property. Went to sign lease, and they scratched out some of the lease clauses. Mostly they di...

So I just did my first move-out inspection. Over all the tenants left it in good shape. Besides the obvious things that I will charge them for (like the broken kitchen cabinet door) how picky do you get on inspection ...

Stainless steel appliances? Newly renovated triplex. I have dark walnut porcelain tile floors, expresso cabinets, pendant lights, light granite counters, white walls. A couple people have offered their opinion that I ...

Dear All,My new house is just built a month ago. I found some cracks horizontal and vertical on outside wall (please see pictures). Could you please let me know, is it normal for the new house? Or is there something w...

Tenant moved out. Walls need touch ups and two bathroom cabinets are de-laminating (excess water dripping and not cleaning). The baseboards have knicks on all of them. One has a piece of it taken out. Is the water da...

Hi all, newbie here and looking for advice on a lease renewal on a great tenant. Pretty much an ideal tenant but now would like to include a 60 lb shepherd to a small 1 bedroom apartment in NY. Looks like if she can't...

When I have tenants who have cats, the exterior door weather seals get ripped to shreds.Like this:or like this:and being in Florida, this increases the electric bill because the air conditioning has to run more, and t...