Right now we are paying about $1,000 per month for a garbage dumpster at my 24 unit apartment complex, and it's pretty much always full. We can't shrink the dumpster or decrease the number of pickups unless people ...

Hello all,I found this great property on sale near a college (great area to rent out to students). It is a duplex with probably a quarter acre to it. The only thing though is that the 2 units are a 2/1 and he building...

So, this goes back to my first experience of being a landlord. A woman (who ironically was a realtor), was renting my apartment. I allowed her to have a pet, as it was a tiny chihuahua. I was suspecting that she was n...

This is my first encounter with the famous bed bug situation in NJ. I have one tenant infested with bed bugs. The apartment below and above it started complaining that they thought they had them. I am waiting for t...

Within the last month I purchased an older 12 unit apartment building. Many of the tenants have been there for over 20 years. The previous landlord was 87 years old and completely let it go. It is infested with roache...

I have evicted tenants before but here in Illinois it is time consuming and costly.  Looking for creative ways to get tenant out legally. Buy them out, etc.

I rented to a woman with two children. It turned out the her "children" are big strapping 17 and 18-yearolds.

The three of them like to take hot steamy showers. The rental is 2-bedroom, one bath duplex with...

I just bought my 1st investment property. It is a 50+ year old property that is in pretty good condition. I just ripped out the kitchen cabinets and have a couple of concerns.

1. There is no insulation in the exterio...

I have no evictions yet, but someday I know it will happen. What do you guys do to keep ready for one? How do you prove the tenant isn't paying now and what evidence to you keep to be ready for one. Can anyone walk...

I have learned that having the right tools can not only save you time, but you can do things you thought were impossible. When I say tools, I am broadly including processes, chemicals, machines, etc. What are some gam...