All Forum Posts by: Bart K.

This is a question I had as well.  I'm new to this business and with my first property I got a complete application except for the SSN.  I used Smart Move as well.  So putting aside what you should do, need to do, etc., what is the answer to the actual question?  Would you actually need the SSN in court?

I get what you're all saying about senses of smell, but they came over to inspect the place twice.  Thanks for the responses.

Ursula and Colleen, thanks, very helpful.  I already ordered the carpet cleaning.  If they aren't happy with it I'll have to decide on my next steps.  Yes they looked at the place twice, very carefully.  We have a dog who never peed in the house except maybe a few times as a puppy.  I really don't think it smells and they are exaggerating.  After the cleaning If they are unhappy I'll go smell for myself and then have a decision to make.  I'll  post again if I have more questions.  Thanks!

Thanks for the advice!

Hi, this is my first post.  Long story short... My wife and I moved into a new home and are renting out our condo that we lived in for 7 years.  It's older, but I did a lot of work to it before we rented it out.  Got the carpets professionally cleaned 2 months ago to start showing it.  Tenants just moved in this past weekend.  They called to say there is a terrible ammonia smell and they think it's the carpet.  Literally in our 7 years there, there was never an ammonia smell.  They are keeping the temp at 78 and we kept it at 72, not sure if that makes a difference.  Anyway, to start out on the right foot I explained we got the carpets cleaned about 2 months ago and that I would pay to get them cleaned again ($150).  I really think that they are exaggerating but I want to get off on the right foot.

I did some spot cleaning on the carpet right before we moved out and I'm really hoping the smell is just from the products I used or maybe I stirred up an old pet pee spot.  Hopefully getting the carpets cleaned will be the end of it.  The reason for my post (sorry, finally getting to it) is I wanted to ask ahead of time what should I do/say if they aren't happy with the cleaning and demand new carpet or want to terminate the lease?  Hopefully it won't happen, but want to know ahead of time.

Thanks for any advice!

Hi All,

I stumbled upon Bigger Pockets while doing research to rent out my condo.  I used "How to Rent Your House" and it went pretty smoothly.  It's not the best investment per se, as the cash flow is negative, but we had to get a bigger place with a baby on the way, and it's underwater so we couldn't sell.  I plan to use it as a learning experience.  I've always been interested in real estate investing and hopefully plan to buy some more properties over the years.  I had trouble uploading my picture, but will take care of it soon.  Looking forward to participating!