First of all I am looking for an excellent CPA near Chicago. I am in the far south suburb of oak forest.I do not have a "business" or anything of the like. I am going to look at houses Friday with my real estate agent...

Apparently a disposal got blocked in my rental.  It got backed up and caused a piece of garage ceiling to fall.  Tenant claims car was damaged got estimate stating 4800 in damage.  Tenant is asking for reimbursement. ...

I bought a small parcel of land out of county tax foreclosure sale in WA.  The parcel of land I purchased is sandwiched between two ~8 unit apartment buildings.  I was attracted to the parcel because upon my initial r...

I want to wholesale a home in my area, but it is all boarded up. Who is authorized to take the boards down just so I can take a look inside? There are some more homes like this home on the same street. Isn't it a risk...

It was just supposed to be her and her two kids, and she said she was single, had no time to date, works 70 hours a week, two jobs, hardly home, etc.As I like to do, I drove by the unit recently, as I have the past 3....

My house has a covered carport that is about 12' x 20' that could easily fit a large vehicle or a small-medium RV and I'm considering if there is an opportunity to rent it out for rental income. The house is in the C...

If we include investments in mortgage loans (trust deeds), real estate partnerships, REITs as well as direct property ownership, I’m at about 80%.  I guess you can say I’m all in.  While I do maintain a relatively mod...

I have a duplex where tonight the lawn mower company that I hired hit my tenant's vehicle side mirror with his lawn mower and knocked it off. The tenant's vehicle was parked on the street which butts up against the ya...

Hey everyone - finally decided to join up after listening to a fair amount of podcasts on my travels. Looking to get involved in building a small residential portfolio to eventually combine in an aggregate sale for on...

My agent just quoted me 1M coverage for $352 a year and he said this will cover both me and my wife.  I had heard previously that these were even cheaper than this, but maybe it's the fact that I'm insuring both of us...