I was outraged to see some of the quotes I heard back to do a termite/carpenter ant treatment just on the exterior of a house. I did some googling and came across a product that is relatively inexpensive compared to t...

Looking for guideance.    A section 8 tenant presented herself last month.  She was a 50's disabled woman whose's application listed a  service animal and an aide.   She claimed that her landlord did not maintain the ...

My friend is in a weird situation. Lets call him Frank. Frank's friend Todd lives in a rent controlled building. Frank moves in with Todd and the landlord put Frank on the lease through an addendum. The addendu...

The Illinois Manufactured Housing Association is currently fighting two bills in Illinois that would allow rent control law and regulations. We have stalled both bills temporarily.We will be putting on a Lobby Day on ...

With the new, more conservative supreme court, why hasn't there been any discussion of challenging Rent Control in the courts again?My understanding was that the last challenge was not accepted by the supreme court to...

I am a firm believer that rent control creates slums, and contributes to the deterioration of property.  This is on my mind specifically this week as the Washington DC City Council is considering a bill to clamp down ...

I wasnt sure exactly where to post this questioni hope it finds someone who has some experience or insightim rehabbing an old tudor with plaster walls and ceilingsthe living room has no overhead lightingim wondering i...

Check out this wireless lighting control called Hue, by Phillips.

You can basically create a lighting system just by installing new bulbs and setting up scenes on a free app.

They sell them at the apple...

I recently was informed that my friend's dad may be interested in selling his 4 plex. All the units are currently occupied and have been for a while. The problem I see is that it's under rent control and the current m...

CA just passed a Statewide Rent Control ordinance as part of their renter protection plan, Minneapolis is working on similar regulations. How will this affect how you invest in California? I’m curious as Minneapolis p...