So I recently received my first water bill from the City of Chicago. My building does not have a meter so I am billed the standard rate for a 2 unit building, it was over $900. I was wondering if anyone had any experi...

Hi! I’m new to being a landlord. I purchased a duplex with an existing tenant. That tenant is requesting a number of things that I am trying to determine if they are my duty as landlord to address immediately or if th...

I just answered a post called "How to prevent an eviction".  And the poster was correct in what he said, but some landlords replied, "don't ever say never".  My answer prompted me to get on a roll regarding this matte...

Although I had my rental house tented for termites before the tenants moved in, I recently went to inspect the property and found some evidence of termites.  I called the termite tenting people and they confirmed I do...

I'm in Houston, TX. I have a few Short-term vacation rentals that owned by an LLC. I have been managing them in this existing LLC. I plan on scaling up and adding a few more of these. Should I create a property manage...

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A week ago one of the houses I own had a plumbing issue at 1:00 am. We called the 24*7 plumbing and snaked the line immediately and later the next morning took care of changing the entire plumbing line up...

Is Landlord in California allowed to enter unit to repaint prior to tenant moving out?  My tenant's Lease is up 3/31 but he already moved out (but has not surrendered unit).  I notified him that I will need to enter u...

In my area I find a lot of 6-flats/6-plexes that do not have central air, despite the fact that it is a feature which is highly attractive for prospective tenants.
When I try to search the web, including BP, it seems ...

I'd like to get more organized in terms of expenses associated with specific properties. So far I've just been using an excel spreadsheet but I'd like to have something more specific. 
I manage six properties for mys...