Great article on Realtor Safety. "On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 representing absolute confidence in your safety), how would you rate your safety as a real estate agent?Are you doing the utmost to keep yourself, your ...

Hey guys I would like to ask you what kind of app is recommended to manage the property by your self including screening , payments , messages and everything basically I don’t live at the state of my properties so I h...

I have been using Tenantcloud to manage my 40+ units and so far I was satisfied from the features they provide for $144 per year. But recently they switched their payment provider from Dwalla to Stripe and Stripe star...

Pretty much described it all in the description above.  New to REI.  First rental after a very nice rehab in Cook County outside of Chicago.  I'm comfortable with screening renters but wondering if anyone out there in...

Signed on the dotted line for a Brick 2 Flat w/ a 2/3rd finished basement in North Chicago @ $375-400k (FHA).Property has been family owned and looks well taken care of.- 2nd Story: 2/1 - Nicest finishes, only missing...

I was skimming a real estate book about increasing value of your income property in the bookstore, and it mentioned how much of a difference changing the light on/off switch to a dimmer switch would be.Does it really ...

I have an interesting issue where I purchased a commercial property that was seller occupied.  The seller stayed in one of the commercial units and I assumed his existing lease as well as the other existing leases.  T...

Hello everyone! I found this site while doing a search on information about some foreclosure websites. Trying to find out if they are a scam or not.

I am new to the real estate world, but have always had a big inte...

Does anyone have thoughts on these two? Has anyone switched? Our family has used Rent Manager for PM for 20+ years. We have an internal PM. Reviewing the files, I can see that it's not set up correctly and they are us...

Anyone have tips on the best all in one self management software? I am starting out with a 4 unit apartment building, lower commercial space and duplex. The plan is to get that under my belt then continue to build agg...