I have a tenant I inherited when I bought this 2-Flat in July 2013 in Cook County, Illinois.  She has 3 kids and has been a good tenant so far.  Timely rent, no damage, no excessive complaints.  Police called me today...

I am planning to not renew my current tenants lease when the year is up.  I still have 6 months before that happens (I'm clearly eager to get him out), but want to plan ahead and get an idea of what others do.  He liv...

How should homebuyers handle squatters?

Hi everyone, this is my very first post as a member here, but I've been soaking up all the BiggerPockets info I can get from Youtube videos for a while now. I'm 100% noob and just learning the ropes before I buy my 1s...

We're seasoned pre-probate investors in Arizona. We're great at finding deceased owners, and working with the Heirs to name a Personal Rep, and ultimately buying their property. We want to apply the same strategy to d...

Hi, first question in this forum.  I know the subject has been talked about quite a bit, but I'd like to hear what the experts recommend for my particular case.  I've done fairly well with my IRA, and I have $250k I w...

Good Afternoon BP Friends,I finally made the jump and started my real estate investing journey two weeks ago.  While reaching out to Wholesale Investors on Craig's List I connected with an Investor that had a deal und...

Hi BP Community,My Property Manager (Great Jones) has sent a mass email saying that any landlords with an 8% management fee, will see a rise to 10% next month.  I've read through the Property Management Agreement, and...

Working on my second HUD contract as both agent and buyer.  Received a rejection that the proof of funds was in the name of my partner, not the company.  We provided all articles of incorporation and an unanimous cons...

Hello all,I've been looking at this fourplex that has an out of state owner and looks distressed. Looking at the deed I came across a couple of interesting things unpaid taxes etc. I also came across a portion where a...