Anurag Kumar
HVAC Maintenance Plan Recommendations?
Hey Guys. I am about to turn my primary residence into a rental and I am trying to decide the best way to ensure HVAC maintenance given that doing it myself will not be an option. I think getting a maintenance plan wo...
Tim Coppola
Buying in the winter
Greetings everyone,For those of you not here right now, I write this as temperatures in Chicago have gone from the 80's to the 50's in a matter of days. Given the winter we had last year reality is starting to set in....
Ben Riechmann
Painter horror stories!
This is the one profession where I have run into people that everyone says they can do it but that does not mean they are quality! Sometimes a college kid ends up doing better than someone who has been painting as a ...
Dianna Roberts
Frozen Pipes- Tenant without water
Hello,We own a multi unit building in Chicago and the temperature dropped over the weekend. This has caused some pipes in the basement to freeze and burst. Issue: tenant in basement unit is without water. We are activ...
Andrew J.
City of Milwaukee owned properties
To my fellow BPers, I wanted to reach out to see if anyone had some advice/feedback for my particular scenario:
3 weeks ago we received an accepted offer for a City of Milwaukee owned tax foreclosure. With ...
Bret Weigel
Attic Insulation on Rental - Install or not?
Hi all, I had some tenants move in last month to a 3/2 SFR (I just closed on the property a month prior) and I really like them a lot. Good people. Anyways, the first day in, we realized the hot water heater needed re...
Derek Gold
Yard Maintenance Responsibility/Rent Reduction discount request
I have a 2 part question. First off, I am the Landlord of a residential home in Texas and with the recent storm my tenants lost power for over 36 hours at the property which caused the tankless water heater to freeze ...
Julie Gates
10 things to know about buying a short term rental in Savannah, GA
Buying a short term rental in the Savannah area is complicated. However, buyers who have a full understanding of the licensure requirements and know how to plan their rental strategy (short-term, medium-term, long-ter...
Joshua Dorkin
What are your Thoughts / Opinions / Advice on Attic Fans
Hey All -
I've got a question about attic fans (not whole house fans) that I hope to get some feedback on. The attic fan in my house has been non-functional since we moved in 3+ years back. I've heard so much mixed...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (August 17-21, 2020)
Economic Update
(Monday, August 17, 2020)
The pandemic has reinforced and exacerbated many of the inequities in our soci...