Matt F.
Owner Occupant Insusance to Landlord Insurance
Hi All,I currently own two rental properties. The first was financed as an investment property and set up with the insurance company as an investment property. The second I had trouble finding a bank to lend, so it wa...
Sam Fickel
Where do bad tenants live?
Everyone in the REI community always seem to have extremely high standards for the tenants they choose - good credit, no criminal history, on time rent, absolutely 0 evictions, etc. I've never met someone that didn't ...
Justin Chew
Section 8 Landlords
Hey Everyone. I am looking to buy an investment property in Houston and rent to section 8 tenants. I have the pay schedule from the Houston Housing Authority and am looking to rent in A or B tier zip codes. Wanted ...
Demetrius Davis
Section 8 Rent Amount in Bronzeville - Chicago
Can anyone share their knowledge of what Section 8 is currently paying for 3-bedroom apartments in Bronzeville - Chicago? I assume it’s a range based on amenities and updates. What’s the range that you’ve seen?
Samuel Hailai
Can you check my calculation , how to take deductible for mortage
Hi All, I am buying a property to use it as house hack ( using one room and renting the others), the property is 360K worth, I want to calculate how much tax deductible I can get, whether that deductible offset, the 7...
Jean Soo
Tips on Tenant Screening During COVID?
It's my first time helping my parents with tenant screening and the demand for rent has been great. We received over hundreds of inquiries. There is definitely more demand than supply in our market. Unfortunately, mos...
Michael J Scanlon
Illinois Section 8 standard rates
I am considering BRRRRing properties in lower income areas then renting them using the Section 8 (housing choice voucher) program.However,I’m having difficulty figuring out what the standard payouts are and how they w...
James McGovern
Cleanliness Standards to limit tenant filth?
What standard do you put in your leasing agreement to set a cleanliness standad for tenants?
Matthew Watson
Commercial Zoning and ADA Compliance
We just closed on an up/down duplex in Dundee on Underwood that is zoned residential. Residential properties being converted to office and/or retail space is very popular in this area and many of the old homes have al...
Daniel OKeeffe
was about to make an offer in MD when...
I talked to a MD agent who told me if I wanted to get my offer taken seriously, that I should use the standard NAR contract and not one of the "funny" investor contracts or else the seller's agent would probably ju...