I have a duplex that just cost me $450 to get the sewer line cleared out from excessive use of wet wipes. The water backed up into the washers in the basement and i had to have the sewer line cleared and the water cle...

For those of you who flips or do a rental turnover that the renovation may last a while - let's say longer then 3 months - during such time the property will be vacant and you may have expensive tools laying around, a...

I am new to Joliet (and Illinois) and just bought my first duplex in the Cathedral area in December. We were talking to a neighbor of ours and she told us that the city is putting in a new stadium (sounds like it will...

Bank's realtor says the water is on, and I called the water co. and it is indeed on. However when you turn the water main on the side of the house, nothing happens--still no water in house. I'm having my paid inspecti...

I have a two-unit apartments. The two apartments are side by side. Their kitchens are next to each other separated by a wall. The two kitchen sinks are connected by a T-shape drain pipe.  The T-shape drain pipe is clo...

1st time tagged by the copper thieves ( I assume there are more then 1 person).  My biz partner notice back door key was missing last week, but with people come in and out sometimes that happen. The house was 99% do...

I am going to be painting on the exterior side of several dozen windows.The wall is made of stucco concrete blocks, and the window is recessed about 4" into the wall.  It is this recess I need to paint.The window is w...

I recently started managing a duplex with a single man living in one side and 2 women living in the other side. The water bill last month was $270 and this month it is $353. I'm looking for ideas on how to handle this...

I have submitted several bids through an agent without and agent what would I need to do to submit a bid or to see the property call the listing agent. I know some properties and I'm not talking about the code box's n...

My tenant called me last night and said that her daughter plugged in an iron in her room and that it somehow set off the circuit and there is no electricity in her room. She said that they unplugged everything in ...