My landlord has a history with withholding security deposits, and even charging over the deposit amount. I have talked to two of his most recent tenants, who have had their deposits withheld, one pursued him in court ...
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I listed my rental on Zillow, Apartments.com, and Facebook marketplace. I recently got a call from an agent working for temporary housing. He wants to move in a family with 2 dogs to my house. He said the family has a...
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Anybody have any info on starting out through a franchise. I was looking into the company we buy ugly houses and they have a franchise for real estate investing. Anybody ever work with them or know if a franchise is a...
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Hello, I am looking to start my first house hack starting in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, my own back yard in march and i want a 2 - 4 Unit property. i know i may not be Cash Flow positive the first year i start ...
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Hi all! I was watching the BiggerPockets on YouTube and I was watching a video on BRRRR. This is a strategy I am trying to get into and learn as much as I can. I forget which video this was but this stuck with me. Dav...
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Hello,I am just starting to narrow down my plans to start investing in real estate. I have been reading a lot about the different types of options to fund and pay for my future properties. However, I do still have ton...
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Hello everyone, I have a 2 family home that I rent and in the one unit a family friend lives there.They moved in with no security deposit and keep making up excuses after excuses it’s been 5 years now still no SD. The...
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Recently I leased my first rental unit. The tenant moved in in the middle of the month of February. Right out of the gate she was unable to pay rent for March until half way through the month. I was understandi...
I never thought I’d be in this position, but here I am.
So, I have a few rental properties, but the utilities, taxes, and insurance were all triple the amount forecasted. Over this winter, the utilities drained my a...
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Have had guest in property now for over 7 days. From VRBO fact that they have not paid for the guest stay to the host is no big deal. It is something they took non chalantly and stated, maybe your get paid this week b...