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27 January 2025 | 4 replies
The programs that claim high success, over and over again, are the ones that appear on these forums a few years later with students making claims about misrepresentation by the programs.
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24 January 2025 | 1 reply
NAR Says - Existing home sales fall to lowest level in nearly 30 years and Median housing prices rose to a record high"The National Association of Realtors released data that showed existing home sales declined to the lowest level since 1995 last year, with 4.06 million homes sold on an annual basis.Meanwhile, the median home price median home price rose to a record high of $407,500 in 2024."
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30 January 2025 | 3 replies
With a dynamic real estate market, diverse neighborhoods, and high rental demand, Chicago is a fantastic place to invest in house hacking.
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27 January 2025 | 1 reply
It also confirms the amount of security deposit and the lease ending date.
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8 February 2025 | 10 replies
My contractor and I were expecting a $15,000 cosmetic repair and ended up with a $75,000 total renovation.
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12 February 2025 | 0 replies
One of our residents was robbed outside of this property and we ended up paying for the resident to move out and sold this property.
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12 February 2025 | 0 replies
Purchase price: $160,000 Cash invested: $45,000 Ended up buying the property after getting to know the owners who were cleaning up when I went over to ask them permission to cut down the leaning branches toward their roof.
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27 January 2025 | 23 replies
Quote from @Stuart Udis: @Robert Ellis Location Location Location...There is limited land supply in markets with high demand and high barriers of entry.
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29 January 2025 | 6 replies
Curious to hear, how did this end?