Hi! I'm in Chicago and in the process of closing my first property where I'm inheriting tenants that haven't paid in a while. The situation: 7-unit building where the top two units are family and are both not paying r...

Tenant Communication

09/05/2014

Debra called Trisha

Debra stated that there is mold on the inside of the toilet bowl and
sink bowl by the drain. As well as, a small amount o...

This is my first post and before I continue, I'd like to thank the BP community for their extreme awesomeness. I have learned a lot in an incredibly short time - 3 weeks - and I see no end in sight for learning much m...

I evicted my tenants last week for non-payment of rent. They were out at 5pm Monday night. My Realtor went by the house yesterday while FaceTiming me, and they trashed the place. Literal garbage everywhere, carpet I r...

Sorry for all the questions lately. I own two properties, the other property I've owned for several years, rents mostly to graduate students and is in a pretty good area and is pretty cut and dried. The newer rental r...

Morning BP,My question today is about section 8. I picked up the S8 Bible VI&II the other day and found it to be a rather interesting read.  A local investor turned me on to it saying that he's followed the same m...

Hey everyone, I feel like I’m spamming this board with questions but I really appreciate the help. I have my rental listed currently on Zillow with my stipulations (600 credit score, 2.5x income, etc). I am just conce...

As a new investor I would love to hear about the Bad and the ugly deals...

I have a unit listed for rent in Chicago and I've received several highly suspect or fraudulent applications. Evidence indicating fraudulent applications includes:
-mailing addresses that don't match applicant's empl...

Hey all I have a question,I am fairly new to the landlord process but I have a few properties. and I started noticing I might need help with some of the repairs. I had a family member who was in a bad situation who of...