I have experience with working class and lower income areas. But what about ghetto, warzone areas. A lot of burned out buildings, people using/selling drugs all over the place, frequent shootings (almost one a week it...

I know this is a strange post but I am looking for advice/guidance. I own a moving company in the Chicago area and have ~100 employees (full+part time). We are very seasonal and even during a month busy only at certai...

Hello all, hoping for some advice on a recent situation. A tenant I inherited when I bought my place (who pays 50% below market rent, and no security deposit or last month's rent via previous owner) just informed me w...

Although I had my rental house tented for termites before the tenants moved in, I recently went to inspect the property and found some evidence of termites.  I called the termite tenting people and they confirmed I do...

I had a tree limb fall on a car and create minor damage on the hood (some dents). The tree was on my rental property side and fell on car of the property manager of the apartment building next door (or so she says). S...

Hi BP, I have a tenant with a 2 yr lease that started the beginning of this year.  She has already been late on rent 3 times so far.   I've been sending her notices of late rent every time and this has continued to ha...

Under contract on our first potential property and just got the inspection report back. I feel totally overwhelmed by the list of 100+ things. Which of these would you expect seller repair credits on? Which of the pro...

I'm reading a book by Robert Kyosaki entitled, "Why A Students Work For C Students and B Students Work For the Government". I agree with most of his views of our public school system, the dangers of an entitlement so...

TENANTS FROM HELL #1Deplorable living conditions.Running one of the largest rental portfolios in the Cleveland, Ohio area I have managed 1,000's of properties & dealt with countless tenants. In short, I have seen ...

I think this is worse than smoking. Prejudice?