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I made an offer on a home last week that I really liked. However I have a lot to learn about houses. The inspection was today and there were quite a few things that came up which makes me want to rethink buying this...
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Hi,
I'm currently buying a house on contract here in Indiana from someone, and 4 months into the purchase, we're getting nickel and dimed to death on repairs (new plumbing for clogged drains, hot water heater going o...
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Hi,I have a single family rental in an HOA subdivision that I’m looking to rent. I was contacted by a reputed company to have it be employee housing for seasonal employees for 3 years. They would pay rent for the full...
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We do a little landlording renting out SFH's. We try to run this like a business. The tenants are our customers and we provide services in the form of clean decent housing. Usually it goes well.
Over the years we ha...
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I need urgent help. I signed up with a new property management and they evicted the old tenant. They have been doing sketchy things ever since. The only listed the property for about a week before taking the listing d...
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Question - I have about 3 feet on the side of my house where it's just dirt and junk. I'm currently getting some water intrusion along that same wall in the basement. I've checked gutters and there does not seem to be...
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Hello
I recently bought a home in the western suburbs of Chicago and realized during the last heavy rain I have some drainage issues. I'm having water pool next to the foundation wall of the home and noticed that the...
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Looking at a short sale where there is literally 5-6 ft of standing water in the basement. Don't know how long it's been there but we want to get it out of there before it hits the floor joists and subflooring of the ...
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I always tell my tenants never to try to fix anything themselves and to call my full time maintenance person. That's why he's on the payroll and he'll answer his cell phone pretty much any time of the day. He has...