I am sure you have seen it on the news, but I live in the middle of Illinois where a major tornado destroy several hundred houses. I was hoping to purchase my first distressed property in the next month to flip. My...

I was listening to a recent podcast, and the guest indicated he would advise liquidating IRA/401(k) acounts, transferring to a solo 401(k) and then investing in discounted real estate notes. He also advocated not...

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...

Hi everyone! I'm brand new to both the site and the concept of Real Estate Investing, so apologies if this is awkward in any way, but I wanted a little starting out advice for my specific situation, and everyone seems...

Hello all,I have been looking at this new CD for a few months now. My research says it’s legitimate, can’t find anything saying otherwise online. Anyone using this? A 1 month CD returning 6% seems too good to be true ...

Hi all, quick question today.I've been looking at a few older property listings while searching for a buy-and-hold rental property in Michigan. I'm aware that I should be watching out for "red flags" on these older pr...

Hi fellow BPers-
Do you have experience with starting a non-profit OR with starting a rent-to-own program? If so, I would love to connect! 
A little background, my business partner @Sarah Kozlik , and I both grew up...

Hello all,
I am currently the owner of 2 duplexes, 1 conversion and 1 side-by-side. The conversion was purchased using a down payment of 20% and cash flows $525/m. The side-by-side was purchased 100% LTV (zero percen...

I am trying to get started in real estate investing and sent out a direct mail campaign last week in search of motivated sellers. My hope was to invest in at least one of these properties and potentially wholesale any...