We had a conversation with a guy today and it went something like this:"Hey I saw you hauling some lumber the other day. Whatcha building?""We bought a rental house and I was fixing a safety hazard." (Concrete step at...

I am thinking about buying a 3 Unit MF house within 1 hour of train/bus commute to NYC for about 300-400k. The issue is, this is in the hood. I plan on being in and out within 2 years of renovation and renting out eve...

Over the last week (man how fast the world can change!) I've had clients and fellow investors and agents reach out to ask questions on the market. I share what I know and often learn tidbits from them.
It's been a gr...

Hey Everyone,My wife and I are managing our first property and are having an extremely difficult time getting tenants. It's 12 units of lofts in a great area, walking distance from one of the most popular downtown hot...

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I've finally taken my first step towards real estate investing and have a finished basement suite in my home. It has a separate kitchen and laundry. Now that the basement suite is done, I'm thinkin...

I've been talking to a lot of people and can't quite get to the bottom of what a realtor can do for me. They say they can access more buyers, but can't I find most of them just by doing a flat fee service to get on th...

Wasn't really sure which category to put this under, but I've had two pretty heated discussions with my father about entering into real estate holding. To be fair, he has been involved in real estate for decades (owne...

So I am browsing properties all over the country, lately realizing that Chicago has ridiculous deals... I know it is a city with a lot of crime, that most of these areas are really rough...But how bad can it be? Build...