I have an applicant interested in one of the flats in my duplex, who has a stable job as an engineer at a large company and makes over 70k a year. However his credit score is quite low (around 550), and it shows he ha...

Hello All, New Member With A Question,I'm hoping to tap the collective wisdom about our situation.  We (myself and spouse) are relatively new to landlording, say between 1-2 years (5+ years if you include renting to f...

Hello, I am a landlord of a single family home on the East side. Our current tenants are on a month on month lease after their 12 month lease expired in Nov 2023. Two weeks back I sent them a communication about our i...

If I started renting out my primary home (long term) could I just keep the homeowners insurance policy I have or would I have to get a Landlord's policy? 

Can i rent out my spare room, as I have got the house on lease for a year. 

Hi folksIs landlord in their right to verify that voucher pays in the amount sufficient to cover the rent, before showing the property to a prospective tenant? Prior to covid, County Office of Housing instructed landl...

The local borough where I own my rental property has come up with a real doozy of a new ordinance to go into effect this January. I'm fairly sure that they wanted a new law to deal with a few problem properties, prob...

certain politicians in Springfield are pushing legislation to pass the Illinois legislature THIS WEEKEND.  I am requesting all landlords and their employees/agents/other stake holders to click the link below (to conta...

I need some opinions from the community....My tenant informed me today the front door was kicked in by her daughter's 19 year old boy friend when she would not allow him into the home. Upon arriving home from work, my...

I am planning to purchase properties to hold and rent. I am also planning to manage these properties with a separate property management entity. Is it best to try to prevent the tenants from knowing the name, address,...