We received a message from a tenant who lives in a shared apartment letting us know that their roommate used a racial slur and that it made them uncomfortable. The slur was not directed at them, I believe it was simpl...

Hi everyone,I would really appreciate some feed back if you don't mind. I owned a home on Long Island, NY for 27yrs. I had an accessory apartment in that home for 26 yrs. generating rental income of approx $1,200 per ...

Tenant complaint issues...Tenant A which is residential and has a couple of kids. Tenant B which is commercial and in the basement. Tenant A complained that Tenant B would blast their music and the subwoofer is really...

I was under contract to buy a house and the title company discovered bunch of liens few days before closing. This would require seller to bring cash to closing. Seller decided its better to let the house forclose than...

I am interested in some feedback.  I am a long time landlord and have typically done most of the work on properties myself.  I am currently thinking about purchasing and fully rehabbing a property, but it is a large e...

Hello All,State: ILMy attorney has asked me for provide a testimony under oath for eviction (bench trial).What type of questions will be asked? Not sure if anyone know?I was told the following: "I will need either you...

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Recently we got a house under contract at 1.1m. We then had a buyer sign an assignment at 1.2. The EMD was 36k and the buyer put 33k(?) into escrow. Then a few days later the buyer said they didn't want to go...

Hi All,I was recently looking at foreclosures under the tools tab and I signed up for the 7 day trial.  Of course, I got busy and forgot to cancel within the 7 days, so now I am in my first month of membership at fore...

In 2012 we hired a management company to manage one of our out of area properties in Illinois. What initially looked like a great match turned out to be a disaster, and we had to terminate the company after just one m...

I'm under contract to buy some distressed properties on the south side of chicago. Every property has a city of chicago municipal lien on them from violations from up to a year ago to many years ago. Our goal is once ...