My fiancé and are small time landlords. We own two duplexes and do all the work ourselves and both still work regular jobs. Sunday evening we received a text from our neighbors saying their downstairs toilet overflowe...

One of my units is a furnished 2 bed 1 bath apartment for $800 a month. Tenant has been there 10 months and lease is up March 31, 2025. City recently did a building inspection and we noticed the tenant is smoking in t...

I have a property rented that has been problematic from day one. While they've paid rent on time each month, the wear and tear along with the mess are too much to continue lease. The Lease runs through Oct. 28th. I'm ...

Hey all! Would love to hear your ideas/advice. Our squatter is GONE! Well... sorta. Aug 17 posted 30 day notice to quit, squatter says he's actively looking for new placeAug 23, 2021 local power company posted 3 day n...

I posted previously about whether I should upgrade to the city sewer if possible. If I have a property on septic what do I do with the kitchen grease? If I drain the grease from a hamburger, for example, that grease c...

I've acquired an old family building. Mix use. I have a major issue with trash collection. There is no designated trash room. Large barrels currently sit in the elevator landing. Unsitely and smelly. I can't make a ro...

Hey Bigger pockets. So I have a tenant who has a back porch and they’ve been using the back porch as a garbage dump. Tenants are now complaining about the scent and reported that they are seeing mice and roaches. Whic...

Fellow Investors,
My rental unit has a floor drain that is slightly backed up. This floor drain is tied into my tenants kitchen sink (kitchen sink does not seem to be clogged according to my tenant). I had a drain co...

Is it common for landlords to pay for pest control?

Fellow landlords, how do you normally compensate tenants for loss of use of the property for a brief period - including inconveniences before and after it.In addition, do you compensate different tenants different dep...