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I went to my first auction. Learned lots. I have my eyes on some properties scheduled for auction. I’d love to hear ideas regarding what you have done that *was* or *was not* successful in approaching owners before th...
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Two and a half months ago a car crashed into the wall of one of the bedrooms at the unit we are renting. It has still not been repaired as the owner was not prepared to pay the $100 excess. Apparently the Insurance c...
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There is a house that I want to buy here in Tennessee. I would be getting it from an owner that has some tenants in the place right now. I dont think he wants to deal with them, so I am thinking of negotiating a lo...
I just bought a 2 flat in the Chicago area and I have some bad tenets they pay they're rent but they have a bunch of people coming in out of there unit and hanging out in front of the building not sure how to go about...
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Beware of Nicolas Paez – Alexander Hamilton Company (AHC) and SouthwindOn August 9, 2016 we received an Email from Nicolas Paez with the subject line – Reaching Out for Help. This email told us about a deal with South...
I just purchased a property June 1, 2021. The leases that were signed by tenants and previous owner clearly states they accept that their lease ends when the building is sold and that they will be required to leave th...
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Another CA sob story but after searching the forums, I find situations not exactly like mine so here goes.This starts out same as other stories, I had a tenant on a lease, she moved out and left her daughter and her h...
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The CDC’s order against evictions is toothless, has no Constitutional justification, is over-reaching by the Executive and the CDC, does not stop the filing of evictions, and has bureaucratic hurdles for any tenant wh...
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Im in the process of getting a duplex under contract. The home owner and I agreed on a price of 25,000. But he says he wants his money in 3 separate checks (9k, 9k, 7k). He says he wants it this way, so he's not audit...