I'm selling a home with no liens. Yet the title company insists on charging me a Lien Procurement Fee as a title services charge. They say they charge this to cover the work they have to do to clear title so the prope...

My tenant's son turned 18 mid lease contract.   He is listed on the Section 8 contract as a "Child/Occupant".   He has become verbally abusive toward my tenant and has had two instances of destructive behavior.  He sm...

We are currently living in a triplex and renovating our units bathroom. The original cast iron tub is in place and would look great with the classic retro reno we are doing. However the tub has already been resurfaced...

Hey everyoneI am just wondering if there is some sort of process that anyone has for when a tenant chooses to vacate when served a pay or vacate notice? Is there a document you use to have them relinquish their right ...

After years of wholesaling, I decided to get into rehabbing. I'm wondering what type of project I should do for my first rehab. A lot of people are telling me that I should just find a property that needs paint and ca...

We installed a new dryer less than 3 yrs ago in the rental rowhouse. The new tenant who moved in last fall said the lint trap/plastic for it for this dryer just broke and needs to be replaced as it keeps falling out w...

Hi Everyone, I have a property under contract in the south side suburbs of Chicago. The inspector found an oil tank and he told me this could be a serious issue. We couldn't look at the tank because it was underground...

Okay, I thought it was maybe in my mind.  But, I've tried accessing BP with different browsers, and when my computer was cold and fresh, and it's just slowwww!  I thought it was because I had too much stuff opened at ...

Apparently there was a 'hiccup' with the gas the other day, and my tenants needed to relight the stove, fireplace, and hot water heater. They told me that on the heater they removed the door with the sticker that said...

I was recently in a discussion with some real estate associates of mine in regards to the art of following up with a potential buyer. A lot of different strategies were brought up. I'm curious to know what are some of...