Hi everyone, So my husband and I just bought our first buy and hold rental. Everything was going great. We waited to get good tenants (about a month of going through applications) and the tenants we chose just moved i...

Those of you with experience moving mobile homes I'd really love to hear from. I'll have a possible opportunity to pick up a few homes in a park that is closing down but will obviously have to be moved. What are some ...

Inflation has only dropped my .1% and Feds are ready to do whatever it takes to drop that. I have been hearing on the streets that interest rates could* go to 12%+. That would be pretty scary heading into a full on re...

Would you purchase a property in Chicago with a non-conforming or illegal unit? What are your exit strategies if an issue comes up? What are the insurance or legal risks? Would you purchase the property valuing it wit...

Here are some of my current systemsI have a main website for all the properties I manage. I set up a new website for each property with pictures and info on the property. These sites are referenced in each ad that I p...

Just got a call from a tenant parent and the January electric heat bill was $1100.  In past years the highest it went was $800.   The heat is all electric baseboard with one room with under floor heating on slab and o...

In the thread about the TV show Property Wars, it was brought up about things found in and on foreclosed property.

1. In a recent one there was the last occupant's ashes. I called the relative to come get the ashes...

As the title of the post mentions, I am taking on an extensive rehab this coming year and am really excited for it!
This is a twin home in Ardmore - which is an amazing area, and I am really enhancing the property. 
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Hello all,I am renting out a "2" bedroom apt in a 3-fam I recently closed on in a new area I'm investing in. I've enlisted a Realtor to help fill the fisrt time around so I can see what kind of feedback it gets and we...