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Jacques Cyr One month - $232 Electrical Bill
2 September 2015 | 5 replies

We have a current remodel underway for a property we'd acquired on south side of Chicago (suburb). Long story short, received an electrical bill for $232 for month of July. (acquired in June, and bill was $40). Contra...

Garrett Reed Mobile homes, splitting land and taking the leap.
9 February 2017 | 1 reply

Hello BP community, I've never made a real estate deal but have found myself recently obsessed with it. Im using this post to test the waters on how powerful this medium is. I found a property that grosses 3200 a mont...

Aline Brunson Section 8 tenant might have abandoned our property
30 July 2022 | 6 replies

Hello. I am a first time investor and purchased my first rental property last March with a section 8 tenant already in the property. Our tenant is 2 months behind on rent but HUD housing is paying their part which cov...

Ericka G. Neighbor's tree fell on my property: chaos- what to do?
2 October 2017 | 4 replies

Due to hurricane Irma a large tree fell from my neighbor's property and was leaning scarily against one of our rental's trees. I had my tree guy come out to assess but didn't cut anything because the tree was/is on m...

Leona N. Utility inclusion mistake
15 June 2017 | 15 replies

Hi, hoping someone can help me out or has some ideas. We have a main level and full basement commercial building. We have rented out the upper floor and the move in is set for next week. We had several different plan...

Marissa Lentini-Mitchell Need a Pennsylvania RE Lawyer for PenDoT contract review
17 January 2020 | 1 reply

PenDoT has reached out to acquire a sliver of our land and lease another portion to fix a bridged road way... yet it’s seems more like a notice that they are just taking it. It would block the entrance to our property...

Jason Lagan How to convert personal to investment property?
29 July 2022 | 3 replies

Hi everyone! I'm hoping to purchase a property as personal with 5% downpayment & wondering how to, if possible, to convert the property to an investment property & be able to claim depreciation?

Marie Magno Section 8 Tenant is painting our house without approval and refusing to pay full rent
11 October 2024 | 11 replies

We have a very complex issue and are in dire need of help. 
Backstory: Our dad rented to section 8 population because his last eviction process (with tenant A) cost him $10,000 just to evict. “Tenant A” damaged our d...

Account Closed Help buying a property from the children of a dementia patient
8 July 2017 | 8 replies

Hi all,I'm trying to buy a SFH from the children of a dementia patient. The house is vacant for over 5 years now. The Husband, a former carpenter passed away some time ago, the wife is in a nursing home. The children ...

Nicholas J. Cammaroto A Landlord’s First Duty; REI Philosophy!
20 July 2020 | 1 reply

Hi Everyone,I’ve been in the REI game for a little over a year now, and have a philosophy I wanted your thoughts on. We’ve all heard that old adage that “With great power comes great responsibility”- As “Landlords”, w...