So we just bought a 3 bed 2 bath house from Freddie Mac for $24k (cash purchase).  Yes a major fixer upper!  I was telling an acquaintance about it and he said "oh you bought that?,  I heard the bank foreclosed on the...

Navy veteran trying to one day quit my job.  I live in Crest Hill IL just outside Joliet or about 45 mins drive to Chicago. I've worked for the VA for about 10 years.  I used my VA loan about 7 years back to buy a sin...

So, I'm currently renting, and this weekend the water pipes froze and burst, after getting it  checked out, the problem is the property owner's responsibility, and it will require digging up the yard, and thousands of...

We bought a 3,000 SF lot w/ teardown home in April for $400k ($130/SF) We bought it with 25% down 2 year interest only loan through a local S&L we have a good relationship with.We bought the site because a new sta...

I’m netting 2-3 times what I normally would be renting this unit for w/o Airbnb! And running it like I’m out of the country! Sweet! :) But had some challenges and failures along the way. And some shout-outs to those w...

Is it illegal to offer discounts of say, like a $25.00 discount for people who have good credit, discount for having held the same job with the same employer for over a year, a discount for not having any criminal rec...

I'm just beginning the tenant screening process and was wondering about some guidelines. My sense is that you can collect applications from anyone who fits your minimum criteria and then choose the "best" based on inc...

HUD issued a new notice regarding service animals and reasonable accommodations under the Fair Housing Act.CLICK HERE for the official announcement from HUDThis guide provides housing providers with a set of best prac...