Tenant calls about a leak in basement. .

[George P.]

People in Michigan hate renting houses without basements. But then at one point or another they all leak. They all have a hairline cracks and you get that call.

What do you do? Do u spend thousands to waterproof the wall on the outside? Do u give them a dehumidifier and call it done? No rooms in there so they shouldn't sleep in there.

[Ryan B.]

I tell them when they move in that the basement is not water proofed. I just throw a dehumidifier down there. I also make sure to plug it in and set the humidity level myself as the tenant will never do it.