Sorry, this is a repost (I realized my original didn't have a descriptive title so I changed the title).....

Ok, so I was supposed to close on a duplex this upcoming Thursday. Today I'm over there outside looking at...

My younger brother and I are co-owners of a duplex that we inherited with a very long term tenant in one unit (18 years).The market rate for the unit is about $900, and she pays $675. She is a borderline hoarder and I...

I've heard of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) before but I don't know much about it. I believe that it's about using different techniques for changing your mindset and helping you be more persuasive in dealing w...

Got a call from a tenant telling me that a blade on her ceiling fan flew off and almost hit her. I apologized but went silent when she said she wanted to be compensated for the mishap. I told her we would talk about i...

Hi All,My first tenant in my first ever rental is nearing the end of their 1st year lease. I currently have a PM in place, and their procedures are to ask the tenant 30 days prior to end of lease if they would like to...

The local borough where I own my rental property has come up with a real doozy of a new ordinance to go into effect this January. I'm fairly sure that they wanted a new law to deal with a few problem properties, prob...

I've been a longtime lurker, but this is my first venture and post, really need help/advice.I've been under contract to purchase a 2 flat in the Jeff/Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago, it was a not approved short s...

Question: With a no pets policy, tenant brings a doctors note stating she medically prescribed to have a service dog to counteract anxiety condition, she moved in without a pet and knew the policy beforehand. Other Te...

We are putting in a lower offer on a house we've had our eye on and if we get it we'll need to redo the kitchen. Which has been gutted (no cabinets, counters, sinks, appliances, etc.,) So my question is, there is a pl...

I purchased my first rental property (triplex) 7 months ago and have had pretty good success with it thus far minus a few hiccups here and there.  In my one unit however I have trouble tenants who are habitual late-re...