
11 January 2025 | 18 replies
It is not your responsibility to house this person's items indefinitely in your rental.

7 January 2025 | 19 replies
Unkempt lawns, trashy or broken down vehicles, mattresses and trash on empty lots, boarded up houses, bars on windows, dealers and hookers on the corners, the lack of stores or gas stations, occupied properties are dilapidated, etc.Or when Google maps shows stuff like this:

29 January 2025 | 47 replies
If in 20 years the house you purchased is worth 2-3X what you paid for it, and has been paying you cash flow per month that is equivalent (or better) than what the principal would generate for you, are you even going to care that you had a bigger tax bill one year 2 decades ago?

9 January 2025 | 5 replies
On top of that, all of these things have micro-markets (1000 sq ft houses) within the micro-markets.

8 January 2025 | 6 replies
I need to update my deal profile but I moved here 2020 first buying a house hack and then slowly buying one rental a year until the last year and a half.

12 January 2025 | 12 replies
Even in towns where they desperately need affordable house if, they can’t get over the stigma of MHPs.The other issue you’ll run into is highest and best use.

6 January 2025 | 4 replies
Quote from @KT Fissore: we vacancy in one of our single family long term house in leander.

11 January 2025 | 9 replies
I love that you have specific goals for 2025 - I believe if we think it, write it, say it, and share it our goals are 10x more likely to come to fruition.Are you able to do option 2 and just house hack a 2-4 unit building and use a renovation loan which allows you to put down 3.5-5%I highly suggest getting to some local chicago meetup groups (we have an in person one on the 17th)...here is BPs list: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-real-estate-events-...I also have a full list of the chicago meetups that I can share with you too if that'd be helpful.

6 January 2025 | 6 replies
.- Who better to show the house and speak positively about than a current tenant?

4 January 2025 | 1 reply
I’m weighing two options for our housing situation and would greatly appreciate your advice, given the complexities involved.1.Renovate and Buy Another Property•Invest to renovate our current home adding a bedroom to the house given our family outgrew the house.