We had a recent repipe done by not a great contractor (not my choice, long story).  They failed to strap the pipes so now there is major rattling and pipe contraction noise in the walls where there didn't use to be.  ...

Hey folks,I'm officially taking my money out of the short term rental/Airbnb markets and 'dumping' it all into the toilet paper industry.With the massive shortages that are likely to take place in the coming months I ...

Hi all!I have a tenant who informed me after moving in that her child takes medicine to help him go to the toilet however, it causes the toilet to clog everytime which then leads to the toilet having to be rodded out ...

I have a tenant that says the toilet keeps clogging. I sent a handyman out and he says the toilet works, it's just older so it can get clogged more easily. I'm not sure if the tenant throws too much toilet paper or no...

I am looking for some advice. I recently relocated after separation from the military. After my tenants moved out, I opted to list my primary residence with a local agency. I just don't have the time or money to work ...

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I have a water issue for a 3 unit building that I purchased over the summer.  I got a notice from the city that the water has been running continuously.  When the water & trash bill came, the last bill cy...

I have a 4 unit in Rogers Park that received a water bill over 400% higher then last billing period. The building has been fully occupied with same tenants all year so I do not see any actual increase in usage. Is thi...

Okay - now that I have the information I need and have to keep this lease, I have two parts of the lease that are really confusing me tonight.  The wording mostly.1) Tenant expressly waives to Lessor the benefit of Ac...

I have had 2 different tenants in different properties clog up the plumbing. SFH#1 that I self manage locally claimed that the garbage disposal wasn’t working. The plumber checked and said it was. This was a renovated...

I've seen quite a few lists of expenses when people discuss analyzing a rental property e.g. vacancy, repairs, maintenance. Those seem to usually entail your basic upkeep for a property i.e. clogged toilets, landscapi...