Full disclosure I am a short sale newbie.  Situation: I found a deal in my area, far north suburbs of Chicago, and was planing to fund it via a conventional mortgage live in it for a couple of years and depending on t...

Hi BP family - hope you're well!Wanted to pose this as a question while also ranting a little bit.Curious to know if I'm the only one feeling strongly about this?Some Background:I'm very entrenched with multifamily sy...

I’m guessing we’ve all been victims of non arms length short sale pocket listings several times. Yesterday I bid $50k over asking with no response from the listing agent. Same story, different day.

I'm going to hav...

Hi Everyone,
I’m a NJ resident and just starting my real estate investment journey. I’m considering Indianapolis as a potential market. Like most cities, I understand there are areas to avoid, but I’ve noticed that m...

Hi, my name is Ami Saunders and I've been an inactive member for a while now. I live near the San Francisco airport on the "Peninsula" which is basically Silicon Valley, the place with all that crazy venture capit...

The crowd on BP maybe leans more towards RE unless I missed the stock section.

Donald Trump net worth $2.5B
Warren Buffet net worth $54B

The investor gurus are always trying to sell their latest and greatest traini...

So today the other co-founder of Holton-Wise (my business partner John Holton) closed on his new personal home today. This was by far one of the easiest deals I have ever been a part of.Fellow Realtors & Investors...

Got a possible deal that I'd love all of your thoughts and opinion on. Thanks in advance! :)

Market: Cook County, IL- Northwest Suburbs

Spec: 4/2 Split Level w/ finished basement, attached garage...

How passive can someone invest/own larger apartments? Say someone makes enough in their primary business to invest in larger apartments (40-200 units) and decides to hire a good 3rd party manager. How passive of an in...

Hello BP, I’ve got a new guy question that I just want to check my mindset on.Obviously the name of the game in buy and hold is cash flow. So, when I’m evaluating deals, especially my first few, how much emphasis do y...