I'm looking at rehabbing a legal 4-unit on the north side of Chicago in a class A neighborhood (Lincoln Square / Ravenswood) and the top floor rear egress is in a bedroom, making the bedroom not a legal bedroom but, r...

This may be a half-vent. You might be better to go from what I've gone back and labeled (A) and drop straight to (C)(A)I am constantly looking for that mentor that will let me watch, learn and basically do some hand-h...

I am currently in a lease with a tenant and landlord in Richmond VA. I have not been happy with the landlord. The tenant had been late 3 months in a row and after a large argument with the landlord I want to fire them...

I recently purchased Mashvisor subscription to focus on few markets and to get some real insights. I'm not sure that the data there is fully accurate and accounts for bookings other than airbnb (VRBO, Individual booki...

Why would a company that has "no appetite" for investment drag potential customers through application and appraisal expenses while not intending to invest? Here is a story of a community bank in California (I'll post...

In the lending industry, there is a commonly used term called a “shopper” to describe a person who is calling every lender in town to find the best deal on a loan. Experienced lenders can usually spot a ‘shopper’ a mi...

I'm trying to understand what options I have to gather more information regarding an abandoned home in a neighboring town.  The house has been vacant for a couple years and is in a nice neighborhood (values around $40...

If I have 2 rental properties and charging 1st, last, and security; can I take the last and security for both places (combined) and put them into a Bank of America savings account?In other words, I already have a chec...

I've sadly come to the conclusion that our country is done, over, kaput! I finally came to this conclusion over the weekend as we were circulating petitions to put a Constitutional Amendment on the November ballot in...