![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2757906/small_1737332658-avatar-monisha4.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
11 December 2024 | 5 replies
Landlords in illinois for sfh rentals don't provide snow removal or lawn cutting so thats not an issue.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2720181/small_1731791413-avatar-jarrodo7.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
8 December 2024 | 28 replies
Dee: @Jarrod Ochsenbein Do you have your own landlord/maitenance workers for these properties?
10 December 2024 | 2 replies
Hello folks, I am the landlord for a property, and the tenants are three friends who share a single lease.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1088551/small_1621508689-avatar-joela51.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
10 December 2024 | 5 replies
I manage the property and the tenants, pay the owner of the property a rent that meets their mortgage plus a little profit, charge fair market rent from the tenants I sublet to, and exercise an option to buy the property after a predefined term and at a predefined price.This way tired landlords don't have to manage their property anymore, and I start investing with little to no money.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2809537/small_1694562680-avatar-thomash541.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
8 December 2024 | 9 replies
Union City I tend to avoid, there are a few pockets that work for MTR but for the most part the city's rental laws make life very tough for landlords.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/3156284/small_1733975964-avatar-yents.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
17 December 2024 | 16 replies
We are looking into houses on the lower end of the scale at first to get started for a "low risk" (we could pay mortgage out of pocket no problem even if property is vacant for 30 years) house that will give us the experience we need as rental home landlords - and I am looking down the road at potential investment ideas to keep this thing rolling.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2716984/small_1690240181-avatar-alecj42.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
8 December 2024 | 4 replies
Screen tenants carefully, budget for vacancies, and keep learning with books like The House Hacking Strategy and Landlording on Autopilot.Good luck!
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/95086/small_1667003301-avatar-striver1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
7 December 2024 | 1 reply
Have you ever heard of a Landlord being sued by a Tenant and losing property?
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2885953/small_1723578928-avatar-kylec613.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
7 December 2024 | 17 replies
I'm also curious about what the process looks like for other landlords who have gone through this.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2085325/small_1736401704-avatar-jaey6.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
10 December 2024 | 7 replies
The best lower end property landlords self manage.