All Forum Posts by: Justin Gonzalez

I recently purchased 3 unit / flat in Burbank IL (Chicago Suburb) and I inherited tenants that are month to month. My town has just changed their laws requiring leases for every rental unit with a yearly $20 permit. I do have a lease that I had previously drafted up by my lawyer which I plan to use but one of my tenants does not speak English. When I do speak to her, her daughter translates. Has anyone run into this problem and if so what did you do?
Should I?
-Pay a Spanish speaking lawyer for a new lease?
-Try to get my tenant to sign a lease she can’t read?
-Try to get the daughter to sign the lease? She’s in her early 20s
I’m leaning towards just paying the money for a new lease. They’re great tenants that I don’t want to lose but I don’t want to do anything to put myself in a bad position either. Any suggestions, experiences, or recommendation to a good Spanish speaking lawyer in the Chicagoland area would be great.

@Jerry K. 

I'm definitely interested in learning about tax lien investing @Jerry K. but I'm not able to make the meet on the 21st

Hi Jon, I'm here on the Southwest Side. I'm also new to BP. There's so much info here to digest and everyone is more than willing to answer questions.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. And Brie I started to read your story. Very interesting!

Nice to meet you guys

Hi, my name is Justin and I'm new to BP and real estate investing. I currently have a house in Burbank and hopefully I'll be closing on a 3 flat (also in Burbank) in the next week or two. My plan is to sell my house and live in the 3 flat. After that I'll be saving money for my next property. Right now I work at the MWRD as an Electrical Operator. I'm here to meet as many people as possible and learn everything I can.