Several homes I see I have honey oak cabinets that are outdated. Instead of replacing them, what else are doing? Refacing, staining darker, painting? Please share your secrets for making oak look good again.

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Is anyone charging a security deposit for guests? If so, how much and why? Is anyone charging a fee for pets? Or baking it into the nightly rate and/or cleaning fee?

Just wanted to see if anyone had this problem, too.
I installen an AC filter (rating 800 or something) and after 2 weeks I checked it and discovered that it is very dirty. Is that the duct dirt that I need to address ...

They have a deal on salt water hot tub. 
According to the sales person, I don't need to handle PH level, adding chlorine or even changing water due to sodium level they maintain. (Just need to clean filter every mont...

Hi!We just bought a house near Venice, Florida. Its a waterfront property that has a pool. We are getting the pool fixed ($10k cost its 70s fiberglass pool). Plan is to make it a seasonal rental during the snow bird s...

I wear this when collecting rent from STRs

Haha! While walking an REO with mold issues yesterday (swamp cooler on roof froze, water almost gutted 2 levels) and I get to the garage. House isnt trashed out and has no power, I look in the new looking fridge. I ...

Hi all, In October of 2025 I opened my own STR PM company. I was laid off by a big PM company and prior to being hired by that company I had already made it a goal to open my own some day. So here I am... Anyway, my c...

I'm buying a house in Columbus, GA to use as a student rental, but the first student in it will be my college-age son.  We don't want to put a ton of money in right away on cosmetic stuff, so rather than pull up the s...

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I received an application for renters with ferrets and I am unfamiliar with the kind of impact ferrets have on homes. I know cats urine is bad for homes, and large (especially aggressive) dogs can be as...