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PSA: If you have unpaid Illinois state taxes, you can catch up by Nov 15, and the state will drop all penalties and interest! https://www2.illinois.gov/rev/research/news/Pages/2019-Illinois-Tax-Amnesty-Program.aspx
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So, my girlfriend is buying a rehab property. We discovered during the inspection process that the roof when replaced was not flashed properly and thus leaks by both the chimneys. All the roofers that come out only wa...
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The Baseball season is soon upon us and I thought we could make our pre/early season predictions for who is going all the way this year . . .
My guess: Mets vs. Red Sox
Mets take it in 6 games
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Hello to all,I had to send a contractor to waterproof the basement of my rental unit. The contractor did some concrete stains on the tenant's rug.The tenant is asking me to refund her the rug. As the contractor is wil...
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Hello! I debated between posting this here and in Conventional Financing, so here's to hoping I picked the right forum!I'm toying with the idea of purchasing a less expensive property outside of my local area for buy ...
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A strong fence makes for good neighbors:The prospect of renting to friends and family is something that comes up from time to time. Some people like to steer clear of that practice because of the potential damage it c...
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I'm curious if anyone has used their stock portfolio as collateral for hard money loans or leveraged their stocks in some other way to fund property purchases. I am also familiar with using 401k to fund business fina...
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Posted a home for rent... I do city rentals! - At the open house, a bunch of people applied...- Can I raise the rent that I had previously listed the house at? I have many good tenants to choose from and I want to mak...
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I am under contact to purchase a property in Tampa, Florida. Looking to owner occupy, then rent out the other two. This "triplex" is listed as 2 single family buildings; each are an RS-50. The realtors (mine or the se...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Burleson.
We invested in our first flip in June 2020 and it took us 3 months to complete. My awesome husband owns a custom cabinet busin...