I'm rehabbing a small multi-family in Chicago proper right now and am selecting plumbing (and lighting) fixtures. This is my second deep rehab in ~5 years, so it's not my first rodeo but it's also been a while. I want...

I am nearing the end of my first non live-in flip and I am trying to finish up the details without totally blowing my budget.  I could not find anyone to do a tiled shower base so I bought a pan and tiled the walls.  ...

I have a new tenant in a town home rental property. The previous tenants were the absolute best, always paid on the 1st of the month and had very little complaints. The new tenants not so much.I did some cosmetic work...

Back in November I needed some electrical work done on a home. I searched online and found a company with great reviews. The electrician came out to fix the problem then said he wanted to do a safety inspection for fr...

What iPad apps do you guys use to make your real estate business paper less?

Tried to find the best place for this post, apologize if I missed it.I'm looking into Quickbooks for bookkeeping for my rental properties. The main choice is between online and desktop software. The online is a monthl...

My 3 bed basement unit is almost ready for STR. However, there's no AC and heat there and I have already purchased min splits air conditioners and an electrician has also laid the lines for me. It's been difficult to ...

Hello - I am looking to buy my first multifamily property and am narrowing down my choices. Is there a "checklist" of questions that I should be asking the brokers when i find a property i am interested in? What are t...

All:I currently have all of my tenants call my office manager on his personal cell phone directly for repair calls. I realize that this is not scalable as my portfolio gets larger.  I think a good step would be to set...

Anyone here use Xactimate or similar to estimate rehab costs?