Top 8 Things to Make Rental Inspections Less Painful in MichiganUnless your rentals are in an area that doesn’t certify properties, we all face a rental inspection at some point. Experienced rental property owners ha...
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Everyone says that Chicago has laws that greatly favor the tenant over the landlord. I'm not getting good comparative search results so maybe someone with more Google-fu could provide some better search queries. I'm c...
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Hello 1031 experts, my father has a DST investment previously purchased via a 1031 exchange. He would like to move this investment into an irrevocable trust for estate planning purposes. Would this trigger capital gai...
I have a property in downtown Rochester where a building burned and have cleaned it out. I want to make a sunken garden in the old basement and have one or two food vending trucks or trailers (on the grade level). T...
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Has anyone been able to have a real estate attorney draw up a lease that allows eviction in spite of any government mandates? I'm trying to get all the new leases on my properties to have verbiage to allow evictions ...
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Hi all! Can we talk about the cook county tax sale? The listings are released this week - I've put the link below Anyone have familiarity or insight with this? I have no intention on buying anything but post this topi...
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I came across this article regarding a recent case on POS inspections, wondering what your thoughts are on this? Is this likely to have any effect on the Cleveland area and others?Copied from this page: http://ohiore...
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I have a friend looking to buy a summer home/vacation rental type property in Little Compton or Tiverton, Rhode Island. The summer numbers look great (about $3500/week, less management fees, VRBO, etc.). Does anyone k...
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Hello,Any advice, suggestions, tips for a eviction court date? Renters owe rent for last month and this month. Keeps saying that the bank lost their money, will pay me soon, husband just had major surgery so he is n...
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I am wondering what to do. I purchased 2 rental properties (my first) and didn’t realize how much a tax reassessment would affect my numbers. I was told by someone in the auditor’s office that a sale wou...