I would like to hear what other landlords use for locks. I was recently told about a lock that can be used on multiple properties but the landlord/owner can get in all with just one key. Anybody out there using any sp...

Hi I'm in a situation regarding mini split system. I Just bought my first rental property, it is 3 flat in a Chicago suburb. I currently have baseboard heater heating and have to pay the entire gas bill my self becaus...

Hi guys,I had this woman who owns her own business, makes 100K per year rent my house. The rent is 3K.She has been living there for one year,  always paid on time until this month.She said there  was an issue in her b...

I'm looking for people with experience in foreclosures and evictions and who actually have seen the entire film-- not just the trailer.  How realistic is what's depicted in the movie?  Frankly, I don't have the stomac...

Hi BP,I wanted to hear your take when it comes to charging tenants for utilities. The property is a single family home which I have turned into a duplex by splitting up the top floor and bottom floor by using a lock o...

I want to start by saying I love a great deal when I see one.  I came across this house(foreclosure) in a solid "b" neighborhood at a great price.  As I was going through this house one of the first things I saw(you c...

My tenant is/was employed with Amazon.  She has voluntarily decided not to work, hence is on unpaid leave.  She has applied for both unemployment benefits and for rent support.  She has been turned down for both, as s...

I rented my first property to a lady that she divorced and had many changes in her life. She renewed the contract for a year and she stop paying rent and answering text and calls. I hired a lawyer and finally 1/9 we w...

What are some options for closing out investors from a syndication deal, if you don't want to sell the property?I've seen scenarios where there is a re-fi resulting in the invetors being being made current on preferre...

I just bought my first house at a foreclosure auction today after 3 attempts on other properties. I've been flipping REOs so far. The auctioneer was inexperienced, lost (could not find the correct legal location ...