I am an investor and in the middle of processing my 1st short sale.

Home is worth $100,000 ($90,000 for a quick sale). I have a contract offer for $50,000. Some work will need to be done on the house. I helped the h...

I am a seasoned investor (15 years and over 60 SFH) in Northern Illinois. I have a property next to one of the local High Schools that is being taken for some school expansion projects. They have given me a good ...

Hello, I received a lead from an investor friend for a condo. Here is the situation: the original owner did a lease option to a college student with a 30 year mortgage. Original owner owns the condo free and clear. Th...

I posted a few weeks ago about doing a Sub2 offer on a duplex in trouble.Rather than throwing offers back and forth and guessing who were the real decision makers, I asked to sit face-to-face with the listing agent. H...

I thought this may be an obvious, but interesting and useful topic to start. I have my own scenario that I am curious to see what you all would consider doing should you have found yourself in my shoes.25 years oldLow...

Hi guys,Was looking into getting started in REI in Chicago where I live. I have looked at some properties and ran some numbers in areas such as Logan Square, Bucktown, etc. My initial strategy is to do a multifamily h...

Eight months ago I purchased my first duplex with an FHA loan. I only had to put down $15k, it was great! However I have had a dream of owning large multi-family properties (30 units or more).How do I go from one dupl...

I'm a small-time side investor with just a couple rental properties in NE Ohio. Two rentals are enough hassle for me and I don't plan to buy more unless it's a deal that's impossible to pass up. I occasionally scan th...

Is Seller Financing really an effective method to get access to multi-family units? I’ve been listening to BiggerPockets podcasts and reading about it - I just can’t process that to be something that really works in t...

This post is for LONG TERM BUY AND HOLD RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS.First, let's bench mark the range of options so we can put in context any potential opportunity: - CDs and some savings accounts are back to ...