Dmitriy Filippov
Buying triplex with tenants, unsafe units.....
Hello, I am a new here, I am purchasing a triplex with current tenants that has been there for decades, after inspection we found out that the units are not safe to stay with many major issues, roof leaks, subfloor in...
Colleen F.
Tenants won't ever answer the door
Three 20 something's living in the house and they never answer the door. I have had 3 separate instances where myself or another tenant knocked on the door and they would not answer. These were all for various c...
James Bowerman
How often should I check in on my contractor during the rehab?
I've just begun rehabbing my first flip. It's my first time working with this contractor. We have a good repertoire so far and there's no reason for me to not trust him. I work full time but the property is close to m...
Chad L.
Beginner's plan - good or bad?
Real estate investing has started to pique my interest lately, and it seems like it could be a very appealing "career" if you invest wisely. Being a 9-5 slave my whole life isn't appealing to me, which makes real esta...
Ingrid Nagy
My tenant wants to negotiate
In 20+ years this is my first request for a rent reduction and an educated one at that. Thoughts??
Good Afternoon Ingred,
I pray that all is well. In light of the recent a...
Sunny P.
New appliance...repair vs. new
Tenant called and said the oven part of the range won't turn off...had a repair company look at it and they quoted me $480 to fix it because it needs a new control board..which apparently is $280 PLUS labor Long story...
Leo Don
Small claims & tenant
Hello BP!I need some ideas in order to take my tenant to small claim. I recently evicted a tenant and they have completely distroyed my unit. I want to take them to small claim but I was told by the housing court in o...
Bao Nguyen
submit offer before due diligence?
hello everyone.I am about to make an offer on a duplex, and I asked the realtor for the rent roll, the credit and background checks on the current tenants, and list of expenses. I was on the phone asking A LOT of que...
Amer Mallah
Chicago Edgewater Condo Flip
My dad & I are trying to get involved in some flipping in Chicago. We have a condo in Edgewater on the lake, with a unit facing the lake. In the past year, I've seen two other units purchased for 100k-140k, rehab ...
Tom Tijerina
Roomate dead -- overwhelmed
So I've been house-hacking for about 3 weeks when this happened last weekend. I'm still going through the trauma but I would very much like to get the legal requirements of this situation over with as soon as possible...