Few would deny that the market is cyclical. It goes up for a few years then down for a few and repeat. I want to hear from other investors your thoughts about how to handle this. We are nearing that top (especially in...

My current apartment offered me a new lease for 2,032 and I’m having trouble coming to terms with paying this amount for rent. My income after deductions is 70k and my wife’s annual income is a little over 50k. We bot...

Hello investing friends! My very first "flip" went live on MLS today. What a great learning experience and it was definitely very different than what I've seen on HGTV. :) Nonetheless I LOVED the process.Before/after ...

Hello All!My wife and I purchased our first duplex ~4 years ago, and overall it's been a pretty good experience for us. We bought a place that was in great condition for the most part so we have rarely had to deal wit...

Hi,I have a basic question on how to go about evaluating responses form architects. I never dealt with architects before.  I have a 7000 sq.ft. lot with R-3 zoning. So I found an architect from a similar project devel...

Does anyone out there understand the ins and out of the new “opportunity zones”?Las Vegas has chosen at least 5 new ones here in the valley. It sure sounds like you can 1031 exchange in to property in one of these zon...

Okay, I've gotten an application from another family. I don't have their financials yet (for some reason, though she emailed to application to me, she snail-mailed the other docs!?!?). I also haven't run credit chec...

My name is Paul Strauss. I'm a fool-time real estate investor- no, that's not a typo :) and founder of The Windy City Round Table in Chicago.

I say "sort of" from Chicago because I actually no longer claim IL as my ...

Hello everyone! What a great find this site is!

I'm 6 years new to the west coast, originally an east coast girl (NY, FL, PA, MD). I was a Realtor in FL about 10 years ago but only got involved to start investing. S...

I'm a new member, and this is my first post.We bought and are rehabbing a small house down the street.  We will be renting to our daughter as soon as it is complete.  I know from experience that working with family ca...