Hi all, name is Bob, most call me Bobby. I live in the Bolingbrook, IL area, about 40 min outside the city of Chicago itself. I work in an corporate environment right now, but have been planning to start my ventures i...

Has anyone had any luck with buying a home with outright with all cash and then selling it as a rent to own as compared to just selling it outright.
I'm trying to figure out which to do to the house.

How do you pick the right tenant for your rental property?

Are you finding that buyers are asking you to cover their closing costs? I understand it varies market to market (I am flipping in Fort Wayne Indiana) and I am in a sellers market right now but I was taught to factor ...

This post is for me to ask the BP community for advice on how to reach my current goals. Background: I am an active duty Marine officer and have been in the military for almost 15 years now.  I plan to retire from the...

I'm brand new at real estate, I've not done even my first deal. I'm working on getting and working on my first deal and I'm hoping for advise on a property I've come across. This is a 2 acre land deal and is off the m...

Is it possible to make offers and get a house under contract and close deals right off of my laptop?

BP community, Earlier last week, I closed on my first investment property, a duplex for 330k (25% down, conventional loan for 30 yr @ 4.875%). One unit is currently unoccupoed, and the other unit has tenants until the...

I don not plan on trying to get any money right now as I'm still learning more about rehabbing, however I'm planning on how I will finance my first rehab. Currently I have $20,000 to put down. My question now is will ...

My fiance and I are under contract on an incredible double around Cleveland, Ohio (Lakewood). I'm an economist and have a business background and found what Serge said about competitive advantage to be very compelling...