Hi guys, I wanted to do a random inspection on my rental home in Illinois without giving the tenants any notice. I want to surprise them at the front door. I'm suspicious that they had animals in the home when they si...

Hello,I want to put a surveillance camera outside my rental property. I live around 10 miles away for this property. This is a 5-unit building in Milwaukee, WI. There are 4 trash cans and 2 recycle bins. These get fil...

Had any experience with billboard advertising?
Just curious - what kind of leads did you get most of all (regardless of billboard message)? No-equity sellers? Preforeclosures? Ugly houses?

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I currently have a LLC registered in the state of Illinois. If I were to buy an out of state property, what's the best way to go about holding that property? Can I hold it in my Illinois registered LLC or should I cre...

In the process of finalizing the purchase of a triplex.  Fully rented to three tenants with yearly lease, to expire May 2015, July 2015 and August 2015.However. in reading over the lease - the seller has written into ...

Hi,
I'm looking for specific procedures on noise policies :

Do you address it your lease; e.g. "must be kept to a minimum between the hours of 9pm and 8am every day"?

Do you tell tenants in writing they should try...

Hi, I'm totally new to the game, but would like to learn more about buying an investment property to be used as a short term rental. Does anyone know some good resources for learning that niche? This would not be i...

I understand traditional rentals require vacancy, maintenance, CapEx, property management, taxes, and insurance. Other than utilities, what other expenses should I be aware of before I buy my first STR. Thank you in a...

Can I get a vote for which is better

Vote 1 for www.HousesWanted.Co not .com

Vote 2 for www.Homes-Wanted.com

Vote 3 for neither

I spend quite a bit of time on Ebay and on occasion I find myself lost in the real estate section and come across stuff like this....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEAUTIFUL-3-BR-2-BATH-CONDO-IN-ORLANDO-FLORIDA-CURRENTLY-RE...