Hi I know there's a lot of internet posts on this but I want to see if anyone has an opinion on my specific situation.I purchased a home 1 week ago, to house hack. I waived the home warranty as negotiation tactic beca...

Hi All,
I'm having a water meter issue in Chicago. My water bill has typically showed ~22,000 gallons of usage for a two month period. This is a 4 unit property with 4 washing machines and 7 bathrooms. 
My most rece...

I purchased an investment property in August 2021, tenants came with the property. They just reported that the ceiling in the living room is leaking below the upstairs bathroom. I called a plumber because I assumed i...

Illegal evictions, also known as "self help" evictions, can get Landlords and Property Managers in a lot of hot water. I personally know a Landlord that always keeps utilities in his name but passes the bills on to hi...

Doors. Make sure doors to the outside have properly working locks. At least one exit door must be accessible to the outside without the use of a key.
Ceilings, walls, and floors should have no large cracks, holes, pe...

Hi All,My wife and I just purchased a larger house on our block, and plan to keep our current home as a rental. We had already been planning to do some maintenance and repairs (repave driveway, re-insulate attic, repl...

Hi guys,

We're losing our house to foreclosure in about 4 weeks. We have already vacated the property and moved to a rental home.

I've been paying the electric bill at the empty house (that's going into foreclosure...

Everyone says LTRs are passive, STRs are work.But why? What exactly makes them more work that can't be automated?Let's assume you self-manage. The most prominent problems that I can think of are:Booking/screeningClean...

Being a first time landlord i was curious as to what more experienced landlords would do in this case.
i have a tenant who has been in for last 6 months and atleast always gets rent to me before the late day.
the fir...

My water heater has been on 110F for many years with no complaints.Mabe there is some heat loss due to the cold?I am an hour away from this house.I haven't even had my coffee yet this morning.Luckily I have a Rheem wi...