Jarred S.
1st property -- owner occupied
My business partner and I are in the process of studying and finishing our business plan with our strategy that will meet both of our goals. We are relatively young (24) and plan to move out into our own place. He jus...
Johann Jells
Is this more cabinetry than a rental apartment needs?
I'm renovating a rental kitchen, and want to make it nice. This is a 900 ft 3br that might rent for $1600 when I'm done. I've never put in this much cabinetry before, and wonder if I'm overdoing it. I have some ten...
Kat W.
Can we talk about refinishing walls? Smooth vs textured...
We bought our first home this past summer and didn't realize how bad of condition the walls are. We knew we had a few issues, but now realize almost every wall in the home needs work to look decent.We had planned to s...
John Warren
Investing in "D" areas
Hi BP community,I have a confession... I am considering investing in a 'D" area! The other day I was helping someone from my church who's mission group purchased an 8 plex in a "D" area of the Chicago suburbs. They ar...
Landon Eskew
ADVICE NEEDED - House Layout Ideas
About to close on my first house and I got the chance to get in and do some measurements a little early to decide on where I'd like to go with the flip... This house is pretty much a complete gut so I'm looking for wa...
Desalina G.
Eviction if I owner occupy
Hi experts...I'm looking at a 3 unit in Chicago with a tenant that, according to the seller, refuses to leave. I looked and can see the tenant has a long history in small claims court and at least one other eviction....
Weronika Jedrak
MTR in Tampa, FL
Hi BP community!My husband and I are rookie real estate investor based in New Jersey. However, we are considering long distance investing in Tampa, focusing on MTR. I did some research, and Tampa seems a strong and af...
Jon Klaus
A household needs just $29,789 income to afford a home in Cleveland, but it takes $137,130 in San Francisco
Wide range in the USTexas is still relatively affordable, with Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio each requiring less than $50K household income to buy a home.
Dustin Palls
Found a Fannie property I want, possible"Meth Lab"
I found a great deal on a Fannie Mae property. I am concerned because both neighbors mentioned "there were lots of drugs done in there" when I visited the property. All of which is speculation, so I decided to contact...
Nicholas Fiore
Cash out refi v. sell primary residence to buy first rental prop
First post! I'm new to the forums and soaking up as much info as possible before jumping into my first rental property. I'm located in Chicago (East Lakeview) and purchased a HUD property in 2016 for around $110k, put...