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Taahir Shaikh Is it worth it??? (First Time Homebuyer)
29 December 2023 | 23 replies
Often tenants shoes, nicotine odor make your property with tear and wear to deal with.
Amy Matsu Good CPA in Chicago
29 January 2023 | 11 replies
Amy Matsu gel fre to pm me and I'll be glad to discuss your potential purchase and recommend the next steps.
John Gach Informed tenant of raising rent, they claim they can’t afford it.
16 March 2022 | 86 replies
The unit isn’t very nice, she’s a smoker and there’s nicotine on the walls so I can’t even slap some paint on the walls to make improvements.
Sean Segers Wholesaling Purchase Agreement/Contract
1 November 2019 | 17 replies
Nine times out of ten, they will add some legal jargon that gels with the local state laws to better protect you and your interests.  
Eric Skiba Security deposit - Smoking in non smoking unit.
12 July 2019 | 8 replies
My rental unit is non smoking, and upon lease termination the whole apartment smells like smoke, as well as dried up nicotine spots all over the walls.
Account Closed Tips on how to keep short-term rental guests from smoking in unit
4 February 2020 | 3 replies
Created to help curb smoking in guestrooms, this smart device detects nicotine or marijuana and then alerts the owner through a cloud-based notification system.
Michael Temple Tenant asking for bug treatment
18 May 2018 | 73 replies
Right about now in central Ohio we are seeing some black ants, which I usually fix by putting some blobs of Combat Max Gel Ant Bait, or something like that, at the access points where their ant trails enter the house. 
Byron W. Using a house duplex or triplex unit exclusively for Airbnb?
9 April 2019 | 30 replies
Everyone has access to the kitchen, bathrooms, etc (if it's not a bedroom it's a common area) it's stocked with basics (sugar, coffee, cooking oil, etc), same with bathroom (soap, toilet paper, shampoo, shower gels).
April O. coin op laundry charges?
18 September 2014 | 27 replies
Still, water is practically free there.For locks, use graphite lubrication, not something with oils that gel/gunk up when cold.
Cody DeLong Inherting Smoking Tenants and No Security Deposit
5 May 2018 | 23 replies
This gives the smokers some time to find a new apartment or finally use that nicotine patch they've been meaning to get around to for years3: Hold your nose and keep it smoking4: Raise rents for some people more than others (maybe higher than prevailing local rents), documenting for yourself that there are more costs associated with smoking and animals, with the expectation that your smokers will move out over timeI've done both #1 and #2 with properties I've purchased with inherited smoking tenants, and I haven't had to resort to eviction (for this reason) yet.