Bryan Ellis
Recommendations for a loan modification company
Does anyone have a recommendation for a good loan modification company. Homeowner can make the payments currently but is significantly behind (12 months) and can't get caught up without a mod. They tried working wit...
Michael Downs
Chicago, Cook County renting contract thoughts
Pretty much described it all in the description above. New to REI. First rental after a very nice rehab in Cook County outside of Chicago. I'm comfortable with screening renters but wondering if anyone out there in...
Jared Campbell
My Condo HOA is threatening legal action against me
Summary: I didn't get approval for the installation of new laminate floors and now the board/HOA won't approve my flooring request even though the padding I have is much quieter than what they require. Now they're fin...
Kathi Miller
ESA and Service Animal Question???
Hello, I recently (May) signed a 6 month lease with a couple who straight up told me they have no pets, as I have a no pet policy. They are to move in Sept 4th. They called me yesterday, Aug 1, to tell me they have an...
Holly Peterson
Renting to tenants with service animals
Hi everyone,
I live in Oregon and we are required to rent to tenants with service animals even if we have a no pet policy. Is anyone else dealing with this legality?
thanks
Cory Melious
Long term tenant hit me with a clearly fake ESA letter
A tenant that I’ve had for about 5 years emailed me tonight with a ESA letter from a mail order website. Doctor is in Texas but say’s is certified in NY. It’s literally the first website that comes up when you google ...
Rob Black
HOA Lein on Foreclosure
First post at BP, I recently purchased a foreclosure at auction in Washington state. I'm trying to access water to clean up the property but the HOA refuses to turn on the water. They say I owe $1500 in delinquent H...
Amber Rispoli
We buy houses ( flyers)
For someone who is interested in sending out direct mailers to purchase properties of interest. Curious as to why I always see the same bland flyers “ we buy houses for cash” is there a reason to not brand the flyers ...
Andrea Gillis
Tenant Screening Red Flag? Asking for advice and opinions
First some background: I am screening tenants to rent a room in a house I am living in.tl;dr: Seems that the applicant was rushing when filling out the application and had many errors in the application - not obvious ...
Mark Forest
Prospective tenants with a criminal record
What is the current law on refusing to rent to prospective tenants who have criminal records? Thank you in advance.