I just received a long letter from my tenant detailing multiple health issues she is experiencing that are clearly linked to second hand smoke coming from the unit below.  I lived in this condo before renting it out a...

Hey hey hey!I'm looking to get feedback on people who have successfully done this. I've never credit card hacked (unless you call what I did hacking) but I'd like to learn more about it. It started when I bought a pro...

There are countless stories and stereotypes about contractors failing deadlines, blowing out budgets, screwing clients, and being generally inept. Yet there are also many investors, small and giant, who have repeated ...

First of all, I want to thank all the locals who've helped and reached out to me. I've been posting a lot lately trying to figure out how to buy my first property and not get burned. The plan is to buy and hold while ...

I've been having some issues with some of the insurance quotes I've gotten on my properties lately. One one unit (a SFH), I have a fairly low deductible ($1000) but the monthly premium has gone up 20% in 2 years and n...

Hello All,
I was wondering if any others have experience with owning a rental property that is an adult family home by renting out the rooms?

What is your WHY??? What wakes you up in the morning and makes you want to do a deal? When I started 5 years ago, I used to think it was for financial freedom or more time with my future kids, but now I think I just e...

This is major news on Indy mac. This guy gets inside info before the news and in most cases is right on target!

http://mrmortgage.ml-implode.com/2008/07/06/indymac-significant-seizure-chatter-is-this-the-end-finally/

Curious about everyone's thoughts on this. 2020 was a weird year for so many reasons, but one result of the pandemic here in Chicago was a temporary decrease in Assessed Value of properties for the 2020 fiscal year. O...

General Odierno, the Army Chief of Staff, recently announced the deactivation of 10 Brigades (approx. 29,000 soldiers) by 2017. Additionally the Army is cutting about $400 million in construction projects.

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