Hi, my tenants complained the fridge was not working so my PM got the fridge repair company to get a diagnostic and the total bill is $375. Is this a hefty bill to pay to get told the tenant's fridge not working? Then...

Are folks finding good deals to buy off the MLS?

Hi all,I have a tenant who has paid late a couple of times this last year. They have, however, paid the late fees without complaint, and have not been more than 7 days late. They have requested a lease renewal when th...

I am having my first real issues with a tenant as a landlord: the tenant refuses to pay for repairs to screens. Am I allowed to hire for the repairs then take it from the deposit? The tenant called an inspector from t...

I had a lease signing scheduled today with a couple who are selling their home to build one and were going to lease from me for 18 months while buying land and building. They check out as the owners of the property bu...

I have a ceiling and wall repair I am making in a unit. The tenant has become very difficult to deal with. I have sold her repairs we be ongoing and people will stop by periodically. We said we would giver her as muc...

I've lurked this community for a while and hoping that someone can help me out - I am putting an offer down on a property in Oak Park, IL and have viewed many homes without a realtor, as well as written up a contract....

Suppose there is an issue with your heater.  
Is it unreasonable to request that a guest use my fireplace (wood is provided) until the issue is resolved?
For some reason, they are adamantly opposed to using a firepl...

Bank of the West has ticked me off an amazing amount of times given the small amount of business I currently do with them. So, I'm going to keep a running list of grievances here in a forum thread. Hopefully, this thr...

I just purchased a brand new construction house. The neighbors on one side already have been living there and have a chain link fence. We are going to get a white pvc privacy fence because we both have 2 dogs each so ...