Sagar Joshi
Tenant wants to leave because of noisy neighbor
I am currently renting my 1 bd 1 ba apartment in downtown Chicago. I have a very noisy (mentally sick) neighbor living in the unit downstairs. He's a miserable lad who used to be a wife beater and we called cops on hi...
Jordan Gerkin
Buying 2-Flat w/ Not Legal Finished Basement
Hey All! Curious if anyone has insight or experience with buying a 2-Flat property in Chicago with a finished basement that is not technically a legal unit. My plan would be to live in the basement unit and rent out t...
Joshua Cartagena
Property manager questions
Hi BP,I hope all is well. I was wondering what questions I should ask a PM if I'm interviewing them. These are the questions I got so far
1. How do you find and screen prospective tenants?
2. How and when will you c...
Vicki K.
Tenant demands that she is present during all repairs
Hi Everyone,
I have a tenant who is becoming a royal pain in my neck. She does not allow anyone to enter the premises for purposes of making repairs or inspections (required city inspections that is) unless s...
Vanessa Duguerre
Closing Monday, Auction prop, found out basement full of SH$!
I got the property UAG from a auction. Sight unseen. It’s a 2 family in Brockton MA ( C/D) area and home. I plan to hold and rent out. What should I do... I feel like after today I don’t want this property. Am I over ...
Bao Nguyen
Which is worse: having an eviction or a felony?
Experienced landlords and property managers, I need your advice and opinions. If you had to prospect tenants to pick from, which would you pick?Applicant 1: has an eviction from 2 years ago, with a writeoff of nearly...
Faith Gracia
Investing In Massachusetts newbie
Hi guys! I’m looking to get into real estate investing. It’s been a goal of mine for years, but I’m a college student and finding the time and money has been challenging! I’m graduating in a few weeks and have saved a...
Xiaoyu Liang
Bottleneck on Property Management, Seeking Suggestions
I want to share my experience in purchasing this investment property. It is quite a journey, and I feel like I've been dealing with a lot. I want to see if anybody had a similar experience or how would you deal with i...
Jesse Valdez
HELP***Week to week tenant eviction
I've Been renting all four rooms in my house out individually for about 10 months now. Usually no issues. Tenants have come mostly by word of mouth through some local tradesman. Recently I've had 2 guests that were me...
Christian Arellano
Assigning a Lease Purchase Agreement
hello,
I've been reading about Lease Options and I found that anyone can make quick cash by assigning their contract. I just want to know if this is the basic way of doing it.
Step One: Find a motivated seller
S...