My current tenant who is on a month to month lease gave me notice on May 1st at around 8:00 PM that he will be vacating his apartment end of month due to a job change.He had the capacity to give me ample notice at lea...

I was trying to run some numbers through a spreadsheet to see what the effects wereof cashing out a 401k to invest in vs. leaving it in a self-directed IRA/401k.Assumptions:1. Starting value of 300k in 401k2. Lose a t...

Good Evening, I just closed on a duplex in the same neighborhood as my others. They all rent for $650/door or better. Tenants pay everything except sewer. I met with one of the new tenants tonight to go over things wi...

Have it done Right, done Cheap, or done Fast. Pick two. I have always believed that saying since high school and I am wondering if anyone has the same outlook?I have come to the conclusion that I might not be able to ...

For those who use a property management company, what criteria do you look for in a potential PM company?

I am a licensed electrician looking to potentially open my own contracting business. I also am a landlord of 2 rental properties and plan to continue expanding my portfolio. Any suggestions which route I should take? ...

View reportI've found a foreclosure in an area that is booming and I believe there will be a lot of interest in this property because of it. This is listed at $51k but comps in the area are valued at $150k. For rental...

I'm currently under contract (my first ever purchase) on a 2 unit + garden in Irving Park, hoping to close next week and would like to get the ball rolling on work ASAP to get the vacant units on the market by 10/1 id...

So the neighbor has a basketball hoop set out in the back of his parking pad thats pretty annoying. It's almost like he set it out there for all the kids to play on it cause every single day like 5-10 kids will come o...

I'm not sure what everybody elses situation is, but I work full-time as an Engineer while trying to start my business.

How do you full time workers find time to locate decent properties? I know that just searching t...