Has anybody used Cozy.co to collect rent?  How is their service?

Last year, we spent $15K fixing a flooding issue in our rental's crawl space. We hired Company A (an emergency flooding company) to pump out the one foot of water and remove all wet/moldy drywall at a cost of $5K. A c...

I am purchasing a property (4-plex) roughly ~1.5 hours away that I want to hire a PM for. I have interviewed a few, and have found my own realtor and a professional company as the most responsive and with the most ast...

Hi BP,In 2014 I hired a recommended contractor to do a quick job for me at the end of a project, but later learned that he was unlicensed (yes, I know I should have known that upfront AND got a W9 filled out before wo...

I have read through the Illionis SAFE Act and I really dont understand how it will affect doing Lonnie Deals? I plan on trying them out, but while reading back articles on them, I see that SAFE act being brought up.

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Just a word of advice, don't count on your tenants to change the air filters in your home. I saw a work order from the management company late last night saying the ac stopped and today, Sunday, went over in the morni...

In my area, water providers are allowed to place liens on the property if the bill is unpaid. I've had tenants skip out owing water bills. So, on the most troublesome property I've kept the bill in my name and requi...

Any one use Buildium before? Any issues, thoughts?

I am currently using the free trial. The tech support was great and they walked me through everything. I have used Quickbooks and Yardi before. This program...

I can't believe that I'm 60 and have just discovered Self-directed IRAs! My husband and I are now very excited about the idea of buying 1-2 houses in our neighborhood. We're not interested in flipping. We’re more li...

I have a couple of past due tenants (include 2 who have moved out). I want to report to the Credit Bureaus -- has anyone used Rent Recovery Service or any of the other services?