I purchased a flip a few weeks back.  The contractor I had working for me gave me a spreadsheet of the costs, but nothing was ever signed.  He said it was “in good faith” after one of his managers made some critical m...

Here's the short version. I want to buy a 3-4 unit with an FHA as my first home/investment property, build some equity, then buy another investment property, etc, eventually refinancing the FHA and moving into a hous...

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I was wondering how most of you began your investing career. Did you start out wholesaling to get your feet wet in real estate or did you continue your career at your job and just do real estate on the si...

Greetings- I am looking for advice or a recommendation concerning the very high cost to upgrade water service in Chicago. Inspectors are aggressively insisting on upgraded service in many cases where it is not needed....

A lot of people might disagree with my decision, or question it. But I am leaving a family business that I have been a part of for the last 6.5 years. I finally gave a months notice last week. This has been debated in...

I'm a new PRO member, as of about 3 days ago, and an investor with a tiny bit of experience in rentals and fix and flips.  I'm taking a much more "business owner" type approach to investing now than I did before.I am ...

Can anyone advice me on how they got started while working full-time, with no capital since they have a family to provide for???1. How to get in-touch with lenders and Raising capital2. Transitioning from full-time em...

I am interested in hearing opinions from current investors in the SE (Atlanta, Tampa, Orlando, Charlotte, Columbia) and TX - what are your thoughts on the impacts to your various markets? Do you see higher or lower in...

Hey all, gotta tell you about my surprise today. We bought a house on 7-29-16 for $34k, finished rehabbing on 9-1-16. Paint, flooring, new interior/exterior doors, water heater, moved washer and dryer out of kitchen a...

I know tile is to be installed over cement board.  The plan was to install 1/4" durock over the 5/8 plywood subfloor. My laminate floor installer took initiative and installed a marble threshold (he was installing lam...