Todd M.
automatic door locks
Hello,
I have a 4 plex with a common door with access to utility room. Tenants are suppose to keep this door locked (deadbolt and regular handle lock) at all times. Well, they don't and I had a "break in".
Thiev...
Warren West
Overthinking lock options for duplex (keypad or keyed)
Would like some insight into the lock setup for my first duplex. It has one common door in the back and each unit has its' own entry door in the front (so 5 total doors needing locks). The common door in back is clo...
James Mcsweeney
Tenant disappeared, someone else living there now
Hi, long story short, tenant paid in cash for the whole year lease. The tenant's wife passed away overdosed on drugs outside of the property and the husband ask for my spare keys since her stuff was taken for investig...
Sam Khatri
Can Previous Owner return back after i take possession?
Hello, I took possession after the auction after couple days by changing locks. I had my new owner sign posted. After couple days previous owner calls and says i havent abandon the property i have my things in there a...
Lynette P.
Should Landlord have set of house keys? Mail keys?
Hello fellow landlords. There are so many details and it is so hard to figure out what is "right". We bought a SFH in Feb and we just closed on a duplex. Both came with existing tenants. In both cases, the sellers say...
Joseph Tuczak
Eviction Order to Sheriff Lockout Timing
Hi team, unfortunately cash for keys and a few other mitigation strategies did not work and we needed to leave it to court. After several months the judge officially ordered an eviction with the cook county sheriffs ...
Joe SMith
Does anyone still do closing gifts?
Hey All,Im doing some market research to figure out information for a business idea I have. I'd like to start selling closing gifts for realtors, and wanted to see if that was still a thing.If it is:* What type of clo...
Greg C
kwikset smart key awesome !
hey i know this probablyy sounds like a comercial but i installed those kwickset smart key on both my rental houses,, mainly because i got a killer deal on ebay for a whole house set ,,
but that smart key feature i...
Diran Deukmajian
What to do when tenant gets evicted by sheriff
After a few months of paperwork, my lawyer has confirmed the sheriff will be going to the property to evict my tenant for non payment of rent. I'm asked by the sheriff to be at the property at a certain time with a lo...
Sean Kuhn
Preparing for an eviction
I have no evictions yet, but someday I know it will happen. What do you guys do to keep ready for one? How do you prove the tenant isn't paying now and what evidence to you keep to be ready for one. Can anyone walk...