Hi,Most Chicago landlords probably heard of the jury demand tactic that tenants use to delay the eviction cases. I had one many years ago and luckily the rent was paid by the third party in the end. The case was dismi...

I bought a 4 family that's been abused for a number of years.  None of the woodwork has been painted over (yaaaay), but it looks like someone took a screwdriver to it in many places.  There's also a problem with previ...

Help me guys. 

I am manager of a small Apartment complex.

One guy,  gangster, in and out of prison, has left his wife to go to stay with his mother, who is one of my tenants. 

He uses the garage to hang out. ...

How do you draw the line between wear and tear vs just excessive force & abuse?Example, if within a two month period you had the microwave oven door handle broken off, refrigerator door handle broken off, the exte...

This post was prompted by a discussion of a specific STR-related tax strategy on another thread. But the concepts apply across a wide range of topics, so I'm posting my TED talk separately.
1. The annual nature of ta...

I have a duplex with 3brs / 2.5ba on each sides which we have owned for 7 years. The property is Master Metered for water. The tenants pay a fixed water fee, which I base on an average monthly amount over the past 12 ...

I have a prima donna renter. Only drinks Evian, only drives new cars. Only….you get the idea. HVAC system tests out fine. Nothing wrong with IT, but she told the technician she needs to be “freezing inside during the ...

I am considering adding "no boyfriend/Girlfriend" unless bound by strong bond circumstances such as "baby on the way and planning for an upcoming wedding" etc to my list of do not rent factors. In my first 2 years of ...

Hi all,I own two rental properties in Ventura county. One of my tenants has 2 kids, and lives with their S/O in the house. Both are signed on the lease, both had jobs pre-pandemic. They were great tenants until one of...

We had three tenants sign to a lease for one of our units. One month after moving in, the two girls wanted to break the lease because one's boyfriend (the third tenant) had become abusive. They signed all of the prope...