Bob Crane
Any Experience/Opinion on Southern or Central Illinois?
Picked up my first property last fall. C-class in a small town (Dwight) about 30 minutes south of Joliet. I've got $60k in and planning to rent for $800 per month. I'll be financing in the next 30 days to pull the...
Chad Pinchot
Looking forward to getting started
Hello BP members, I am new to the real estate market and have been educating myself as much as I can to start this venture by reading many books and listening to the BP podcast. I am 30 years old in the Chicago west s...
Andrew Simpson
Looking for ballpark costs on Chicago duplex-up gut rehab
My wife and I bought a two-flat in the Avondale neighborhood a few years ago. It's a pretty typical framed Chicago multi-family, complete with in-law units in both the basement and attic. Currently, we're living in th...
Mark Goodman
Land Trust and paperwork
Okay, I purchased a property under a land trust (new to me) and filled out the Land Trust agreement (stuck this in a file cabinet). Now it's ready to rent. Do you sign leases - ABC Land Trust, John Doe trustee or do y...
Arthur Chou
Adding basement ADU outside of Chicago pilot zone
Hey guys, I've been a long time lurker - first time poster. I've been looking to buy a multifamily home in Chicago for the past few months now. I've been going through the motions of assessing properties and I've le...
Chase Maglangit
Where can I sell my property in Indiana if I'm out of state?
Hey yall, does anyone know of a good place to put my property up for sale? I'm an out of state investor from Hawaii and I would like to sell my property sometime this year.
Tom Pubins
Property marketing manager.
I'm a realtor, I currently use zillow rental manager for most of my clients properties. I just do the leasing. I'm trying to see if there is something better for communicating. When I only have 1 rental and the ren...
Brandon Hill
Advice on how to evict a tenant in Chicago?
I don't think my tenant plans on paying rent anymore. Our relationship has soured and they are late which has never happened before. I also suspect that they are probably more savvy than the average tenant. What kinds...
Curt Thomas
Annual Inspections and Billing Tenant Back
I never see anything talked about or written on the proper way to conduct an Annual (or bi-annual) inspection on a rental.Conducting the inspections without charging the tenant for maintenance (if) needed seems pointl...
Chris Semklo
1031 exchange intermediary
Anyone have experience using a Milwaukee area title company for a 1031 exchange intermediary instead of a 1031 company? If yes, please share your overall experience, fees, etc...