Good day everyone! Here is a question for buy and hold rental properties.
What deal analysis rule of thumb are you using (1% rule, 2%, 50% etc etc), and for which Chicago neighborhood or suburban Chicago market do yo...

Hey forum,I've got a question for Chicago area investors.  I'm looking to get into my first investment, but have bounced around ideas from SFR to multi-family to lastly looking into flipping condos if possible because...

I have been given conflicting advice:Buy condos! When I told him that my fiance and I wanted to put some money in real estate for the first time, a family friend -- who is a long-time Chicago banker specializing in re...

So I recently moved back home to start building a spec home on one of my 3 lots. My partner is my builder and I wanted advice on how to structure our splits and such. The only problem is that I had to open a bunch of ...

Hello everyone I have been interested in REI for awhile but my wife and I have finally decided to do more than talk about it.  We have acquired our first investment property in Holly Springs/Apex and plan on having it...

I'm running different scenarios with the BP rental calculator for a 4-flat that I'm considering purchasing in southeastern Wisconsin. The building is in good shape and is fully-rented, but it is older (80+ years) and ...

Howdy folksIt's summer alright!! Houston is getting Hot and humid slow and steady. People say it's going to be one of the hot summer because winter was bad. Being said, what it gotta to do with Real estate. It is ver...

I just found out that I have a fan motor and compressor problem with my two 29 year old HVAC units. I purchased the property a few years back and am grateful the units have lasted as long as they have.

The fan mot...

I have been using Sparkrent for a few months and have liked it on the landlord side, but I have had 3 tenants that all have stumbled at one point using it on the tenant side.  I decided to look for another service.I d...

Searched and didn't find much information.  I realize this is by no means the best way to estimate construction costs but I was curious what the avg construction cost is these days in Los Angeles.  I'm not talking for...