All Forum Posts by: Arif K.

Thank you all. I was waiting for everything to get resolved before posting an update. So I did offer this tenant a full refund of their security deposit and ability to break the lease. They figured out that this would be their best option and they took it. They were trying to threaten me with a lawsuit over mold injuries while at the same time driving away my mold inspector from the property. Wanted me to pay for all their supposed expenses by reducing the rent. Fortunately, I keep copious notes and have addressed every maintenance request in an expedited manner.

I have a tenant who has caused issues for me from the day she moved in. She has now sent me a letter threatening me with a lawsuit or I accept her "reasonable" offer of a 30% reduction in rent. I know this is bogus and I have sufficient documentation to prove so I am not extremely worried about that. The question I have is, am I in any way obligated to respond to this email she sent? In the past she has threatened me that her lawyer would call me the following week and I called her bluff. Can I simply ignore it or should I respond back in a terse manner and offer her again what I previously did, the ability to break out of her lease without any penalties.

I have a rental property in the chicagoland area and looking to acquire more. Looking for real estate attorney recommendations for long term retention. Dealing with any tenant related issues that might arise.

Thanks @Ed, @Jamie Hora. That makes sense to me. I did get an estimate for $12K as well. Which is closer to what I was expecting.

One more question. Is this something I should get done separately or is this something that is handled by the construction crew as part of land prep? 

Thanks @JD Martin, @Bill B., @Chris Seveney for your responses. I am looking into partial lot removal quotes and also if the timber can be sold to recoup some of the costs. I am going to see if the seller can pick up some of the costs as well.

Yes, it would include removal of trees, grinding every stump and haul away everything. Thanks.

I am looking to purchase a .5 acres plot for new construction of a single family home. It is densely packed with trees an I got an estimate of $30K from one contractor. It seems excessive to me. Google's AI tells me:

"For heavily forested land, the cost is between $3,000 and $5,600 per acre"

Does anyone have any experience with clearing land for construction?

Just spoke with the IRA Club based on the recommendations here. I will be going with them as well.