., the taxpayer owned one parcel of land for 11 years and upon sale the court ruled it was inventory and would be subject to ordinary income taxes rather than cap gains.My point is, @Anna Watkins, that you need to speak with a savvy professional and lay out your facts/develop a defense plan before you redevelop.

Patrick Mueller Hey Patrick I saw your seeking a real estate agent and that you just acquired your first property in Elgin!

If you have no experience and have never managed your own property you will find it very difficult to manage a property manager or even know when you are being taken advantage of by one.There should be no issues living in your rental as long as you are professional.

Unfortunately we do not work in the mobile home park space; it is not desirable enough for us.There will be a lot of people here who are more advanced than I am personally, but are not at the level of my firm professionally... it's a HUGE gap. ;)

The timelines are also longer and the need for professional help (engineers, in particular) are often underestimated.  

I am leaning away from this option.2) Pay the difference in the electric bills and chalk it up as the cost of doing business.3) Pay the difference in the electric bills up front and seek restitution from the contractor for causing the delay in the process, which resulted in the lengthy term of higher utility billing to the one apartment.4) Provide the tenant with the contractor's contact information and invite them to seek restitution directly.

I've worked closely to real estate my entire professional career, 1st in property management and now in construction software.

Hi, @Melissa Gittens…I help our broker, David Panzera, refer professionals to our investor clients and we do refer out his eviction attorney when the issue arises, as he's been working with him for years and knows his stuff.

Ironically, although it’s not within walking distance of the local university, the tenants are a young professional couple, both employed by a local university.

Started with platforms we had a lot to choose from but we started pushing content on theseFacebook (Business and Personal) Instagram (Business and Personal)Blogger Vine Google + (Business and Personal)Youtube Flickr Our website Bigger Pockets Twitter (Business and Personal)LinkedIn (Business and Personal)Tumblr Pinterest I knew when people went to google Bolthouse Homes I wanted a wow factor of "Man that is a ton of content" along with "they really do some professional stuff" I aimed for 25 total posts a day and one video a week.