Does anyone have any recommendations for a South side property manager?  It would be in the South Deering area.  One SFR.  Preferably someone who knows how to handle Sect. 8.

I am looking for advice on how to forecast property taxes for my financial model.  The way that I see most brokers represent the property is to take current property taxes and keep it constant or increase it marginall...

There is an abandoned house on my friends street. She says its been bonded for 30 years now. The owner was this old man who recently past away, the son cam back and lived there about two years a couple years ago and h...

HelloI am considering buying a waterfront property and building a home on it. The problem is that the owners seem to want way too much for it. Theyr'e asking for about $180k for a vacant waterfront lot when the home n...

Hi everyone!I own and live in a condo in Chicago (Old Town area) that I purchased for about $600K and currently have about $250K equity in the home. I am looking into purchasing a rental property in the Chicago area a...

I want to purchase my first property. I have been eyeing two properties in my neighborhood that are vacant and have been vacant for years. what type of loan should I consider....I want to do the remodeling myself?

Found a HUD property I am really interested in-3 bedroom, 2 bath 1500 sq feet, nice area, etc.  The HUD inspection states the plumbing failed their test.  No further info available on this.  No obvious signs of water ...

Hello all,

I'm in the middle of a contract for my second property, and I have some questions about insurance.

1. How do you select your insurance policy? Do you ask for number of quotes and compare?
2. When you h...

Hello All,I need some assistance on a property that I may want to purchase. The property is worth about $132-$142k. The homeowner states it needs about 20k in repairs but the property really doesn't need it. The other...

I'm evaluating some properties  for buy-and-hold in a lower entry point area and came across what I believe is an abandoned home. How does this affect the purchase, and is this something I can take advantage of in get...