I've been buying the 9 year water heaters lately from Home Depot and have been thinking about purchasing the 12 year heaters from now on but is there really that much of a difference between a 6 year and a 12 year oth...

My company leases a property from a private landlord in Glen Ellyn, with permission to sublease. A leak from the wax ring of the toilet was recently discovered and reported. I notified the landlord immediately upon re...

Hi everyone,I have one-year lease with the tenants. Tenants moved in in February but have requested maintenance very frequently. It has cost me $4000 since they moved in.The most common issues is plumbing. They use “f...

Need help. This is what the contract says—
UTILITIES: Landlord shall not pay for any of the utilities and services and will be the responsibility of the tenant.
Temperatures this past winter caused the pipes to bur...

We moved our tenant in today. He pretty much declined the walk through (I still had him sign the checklist).

Our house has been sitting empty for a few months, but everything was in working order (we had been...

After nearly a year and a half of solid interest in houses, the real estate market in South Florida shows no indications of easing up. Most experts believe the market will continue to boil for at least another year, e...

One of my biggest peeves is a steep water bill.  I hate when toilets run or in one case overflowed and tenants don't tell me about it.  Has anyone ever used an auto shut off valve when a leak is detected? Specifically...

I'm currently considering purchasing a property with a basement unit.  The basement currently has a grinder toilet (macerating toilet) hooked up.   The full bathroom (sink, shower, and toilet--obviously) passes throug...

The perfect tenant for years...and then, WHAMMO...they turn on you like a pitbull. Your professional input would be appreciated.1) The flooring in the kitchen is cracking. Instead of repairing the damage, I offered to...

A woman who inherited a home in New York City full of people squatting illegally was arrested and led away in handcuffs after she changed the locks.

Adele Andaloro, 47, was placed under arrest at her $1 million hom...