Ted N.
How to protect my SFH rental investments from lawsuits
Hello, folks.
I am married. We have 4 SFH rentals in TX and OR with a market value about 1.3 millions at this time. All the properties have mortgages. The mortgages are only in my name.
I want to protect our investme...
Steve Katuska
Looking for GC for In-Law Suite in CT
HI folks - I'm looking to convert part of a finished basement in my house into an in-law suite. The future bathroom is already dry plumbed, so this job would be bathroom finishing, installing a kitchenette, putting up...
Andrew Holmes
Million Dollar Lawsuit Chicago - Out Of State Investors Horror
Out of State investor is being sued by the city of Chicago for $ 860,000 in fines. $ 7000/Day fines. This is pure harassment by the city of Chicago but it true. I have copied his entire email to me just as a cautionar...
Jerry Thompson
Duplex vs. Guest/Mother-In-Law Suite.. Pros?Cons?
Hey All!I've been spending time coming up with my strategy to get my first property by the end of the year! The level of discussion on the forums and the blog has been critical in getting my knowledge up to this point...
Catherine Peters
Difference Between Mother-in-Law Suite and Rental Unit?
There is a property I'm looking at that is zoned as a legal duplex but has a third unit they are calling a mother-in-law suite. If this has an outside entrance, can I legally rent it out? Curious if anyone has investe...
Sean Taylor
What to do with a basement "In-Law" Suite?
Getting ready to close on a 2 flat brick building in Chicago. I've cranked away on the numbers and they look good enough for the property to just barely float using the 50% rule. (Assuming I only receive income from...
Drake Espenlaub
What constitutes a lawsuit, can I sue an appraiser?
Not that I want to get involved in a law suit, but I am wondering what constitutes one in the situation I am in. I have a deal on a duplex, where the financing has been delayed for several weeks because of the apprais...
Benjamin Cowles
How to insure yourself (as homeowner) against liability lawsuits
I don't currently have insurance, just a bunch of mail pieces from local Co.'s I've yet to look i into, and have never bought insurance so I've not a clue how it works but recently been having people over for differen...
Hassan Tejan-Kella
Securing funding for Refi whilst going through a lawsuit
Hello all I'm a 6 year investor mainly involved in long term rentals. I have found myself in a place where in a recent tenant of mine is suing for personal injuries. This in return has been affecting my ability to sec...
Christina B.
Long term: keeping an eye on the RealPage lawsuit
Curious how this will play out in the courts (granted it's LTR) and affect pricing products used for STR such as PriceLabs (which I use but have to seriously manually adjust for very specific reasons). I'm aware that ...