Wondering what you would charge for Garage parking at a rental property? Building is in a B class Chicago neighborhood where street parking is available

So at the risk of sounding shady, I want to say up front that I have no interest in trying to pull one over on a tenant. My questions is simply this. Is it legal to put a tenant's (or multiple tenants') security depos...

Hi all,

I'm doing research for my first purchase which I'm hoping to make sometime in the next 12-18 months. I plan to purchase a 2-4 unit property in Chicago and live in one of the units.

Very frequently I see in l...

Hello everyone, I am interested in any and all advice concerning property in Indianapolis, IN or Chicago, IL area. My current focus is on IN. I am familiarizing myself with the Indy market and am wondering if anyone...

I own 5 units. 1.Do I need to keep each individual security deposit in a separate checking account?2.3 of the units are in a 3 flat. Can I keep those together in one checking account?"Intermingling funds" makes this c...

We just completed our first real estate deal, it was a four year live-in flip. Our original plan was to purchase the house, live in it for a while, and turn it into a rental. However, my wife's job relocated us to ...

Pretty much described it all in the description above.  New to REI.  First rental after a very nice rehab in Cook County outside of Chicago.  I'm comfortable with screening renters but wondering if anyone out there in...

For anyone who has rented a property by the room as opposed to an entire unit or house, or has rented out one room to roommate via a rent-by-the-room house hack, are there any special considerations for doing so in Ch...

So I've posted about this before But I'm looking for some opinions

I have a 3 unit With a walk up attic, the attic has high ceilings. Windows on all sides.

Does anyone have any idea what it may cost to turn it int...

While the recent major tax hike is far from certain, I am curious as what local investors think of the potential tax hike detailed in the linked article amount many others:http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/03/chicagos-tax-n...