I am currently considering renting my rental property to a section 8 tenant but the problem is that the market rent is about $300 higher the HUD Fair Market Rent. The property is located in suburban cook county. Since...

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I recently bought a town home in Chicago and wanted to see if you have any recommendations for firms who can help me with property tax appeal in the NW suburbs area?Is it worth the time and money?  What are ...

Hi, first post here! Buying a house with a basement that I will be renting out. It's all completely renovated, but there is just a wet bar in the basement due to the builder not wanting to go through the process of ob...

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I have an unfinished basement that's Kng great condition I would like to finish off.

I would like to remove a gravity furnace and install a new furnace and ac, a bedroom with an egress window and split the b...

Hello all, I've a rental property in the Cook County of Illinois and tenant is not paying rent at all for last 5 month with out any payment plan in place. Delinquency in the rent amount is now turning into a snow ball...

I know with the eviction moratorium many were just trying to deal with late-paying tenants internally.Now that eviction is back on the table; do you still issue a5-day notice/start the eviction process? IL-Cook County...

Hello.  I am looking for a recommendation for best book to introduce me to syndication as a real estate investment strategy.  Thank you.

I am close to starting rehab on my first multifamily complex (9units) and have been looking at hiring a general contractor to handle the entire process. However, I am wondering if I would be better off hiring the ...

This is a first for me so I'm a little concerned and was hoping I could get a little imput for anyone in my area ( Cook County IL ).Back in October 2012 I started the eviction process on a tenant that stop paying rent...

Hello everyone-- I am noticing a trend emerging in background checks, and I would love to get your opinion. We have started pre-screening people before a showing using an app called "Forewarn". This app finds and comb...