Bruce Godfrey
college student rental question
I have a 5-bedroom rental populated with college students and this is my first rental property. The tenants are all friends, but one of them has become difficult. For example, he frequently crosses the line with his "...
Tony Johnson
Redeeming property taxes,property not probated
Can an heir to a property that the tax liens have been sold for the prior two years redeem the taxes with a will or does it need to go thru probate first ? This is in Illinois. Also since the tax liens have been bough...
Atul Mohlajee
Has anybody dated a tenant?
Has anyone dated a tenant? No harassment but mutually agreeable. Maybe Trump has but I am curious asking regular landlords in this forum. Please describe how it went? Thanks.
Mathew Randolph
My First Post / NYC Analysis
I found a cool building in South HarlemThe seller wants $2.6M for this 5 story, 7 apartment, 4500 square ft. residential building in Harlem. I estimated the total renovation costs at $1.1 million, NYC averages around ...
Tony Castronovo
Bare Breasts Never a Dull Day in REI
Sometimes REI is tough! Days like today have to make you laugh.
I self manage and had to visit a tenant regarding an issue today. In the middle of conversation she pulls out her breast and starts breastfeeding. Haha...
Dan Miller
ugly house REO
There is an ugly REO (looks like the foreclosed owner had a going away party), and it has a realtor sign in the yard. However, when I called the realtor, I was told that the bank hadn't figured out how to price the p...
Michael Smith
McNutt Property Management
I saw this on the news and thought it post worthy. A local "property management" CEO was sent to jail for bad rentals. I wonder how much of this type of thing is going on in my dear city?http://wreg.com/2015/11/15/p...
Mike Mitchell
abandoned house
Hi all,
I found a house that has been abandoned for 5 years (no taxes paid) I'm assuming the owner is deceased. Obviously no heirs want the house. What's a rei to do? The structural standards division of the city p...
Chris M.
smart door knob/lock to allow maintenance into rental when tenant is not home.
Working with my last tenant to allow people into the apartment to fix things was a nightmare. I am thinknig of installing a smart door knob and lock so I or the tenant can program temporary codes to allow access when...
Logan Hartle
Too much noise from upstairs tenants
Hey everyone! Has anyone had issues with too much foot traffic noise from tenants who live in apartments above.Our tenants are not being overly loud but they have several kids and just the normal life with toddlers ca...