I have a property in which the tenant had a "cooking accident" that sent flames up to the ceiling, and burnt a whole into the bedroom above.  The work order from my property manager is for $6120.00, and my deductible ...

We've had a brutal winter in Chicago this year! Lots of snow and ice.

So a tenant in one of our building's rents an illegal basement apartment. We bought the building in Oct and inherited the tenant - I didn'...

Late last night I received a call from one of my tenants telling me that one of the other units had a fire in their apartment (this is a 4-plex) 2 days ago. She said there was an explosion and she didn't know what...

Biggerpockets community, I'm stuck. Firstly, let me start with a little bit of backstory, for the better half of the last 5 years, I've been a mechanic. I kind of just fell into it and it stuck for a little bit and to...

Hi everybody. It seems like a huge number of BiggerPockets users are looking to quit their jobs and transition into full-time investing. A major roadblock to this, however, seems to be health insurance. Those of you w...

It gets worse. My Gmac mortgage was sold to Ocwen a few months ago. I just got off the phone with them...and the Indian guy tells me as of January 2014 my mortgage will go up $200 due to my escrow being negative......

So the neighbor directly across the street from me, had a big chunk of a tree break off during a storm and fall across the power lines and road (and into my tenant's yard). When the tree hit the power lines, it pulle...

Tenant requesting to rent a bounce house and an inflatable waterslide from a local company to use on property for a birthday party. My gut tells me to say no to avoid opening myself up to the liability. This tenant h...

Hey All,
I am seeking advice on the proper way to charge back my borrower on a seller finance deal in which the borrower has allowed the insurance to lapse. I have a force placed insurance policy now in place to cov...

As a former agent, I never questioned the use of title companies. I understand that they provide title insurance, but what exactly do they do that I can't do myself?