Hi AllI have a tenant who on various occasions has fixed issues that have come up and deducting the cost from the rent without reporting the issue until after repairs are made.  We usually find out that there was an i...

We are heading out of the country for a 21 day vacation and I am thinking ahead to make sure I have proper arrangements for managing our properties and in particular attending to any emergencies while we are away. I w...

Hi, We’re buying our first property today, and wondering how we find maintenance people for emergency services that we can put into our welcome letter to the tenants. Also, if anyone has someone they know in Chicago, ...

I have a bit of an oddball question: what is the standard practice for who keeps a spare (emergency) key to a rental property? A property manager that I'm considering hiring claims that the owner should not retain a ...

I bought my primary home 2 years ago and I just cant remember all that's required.We're looking at houses around $100k-$125k, I'm estimating everything high so 5% for closing costs, I've factored inspection cost, 15% ...

Hello everyone,I am looking for some insight for some options or guidance to a concerning situation at one of my properties. I have an older tenant who is very pleasant and that has no issues with the exception of som...

Hi all, does anyone have a system in place to give access to technicians to their properties when needed, instead of giving them a bunch of access codes at the same time? Especially for night time emergencies where we...

So I brought my first property at the end of June. Its a triplex that currently has two of the three units rented out. I'm living in the 3rd one. The owner before us was the landlord and had done all the repairs and r...

I’m a new investor and just this week, after about a year and a half of saving and learning, have just put my first property under contract (fingers crossed)! It’s no homerun but it will cash flow and has me thinking ...

I have a utility bill question. My tenants are required to pay their electric bills. However, my HVAC unit needed a part so the tenants ran on emergency heat for 12 days. This has the unit run off the main power sourc...