I'm looking at a multi-family property and one of the closing conditions for the bank to approve the loan is an environmental form that they want the seller to fill out.The seller says that he would open himself to li...

Cook County makes it illegal to refuse to show or rent property to people with certain criminal records.Looking for thoughts and advice from more seasoned landlords/ property management firms. Especially in urban mark...

Hi,I found a 3 family house I'm interested in. I talked to the realtor and she said they would like to move quickly because the house is close to being foreclosed on. I haven't seen the inside of the property yet. I a...

Hi all,
I'm looking to jump into real estate soon. I am trying to decide between buying a condo or perhaps a multi family home. I have read that a good method for estimating the true value of a home is to compare it ...

I've seen several people new to real estate investing asking questions on where to start. We have some great Sticky posts on general guidelines in the Starting Out section in the Forum.

I actually want to help gener...

About a month ago, I found out my Fiance's Aunt and Uncle we're selling their old house in Mt. Washington that they haven't lived in the passed 8-9 years or so. I didn't believe that they still owned it until I looked...

I have spoken with a few different banks, credit unions and private lenders and it seems like there is not a typical type structure. I am a new investor and trying to determine how much I need to realistically save to...

As a new investor, I've joined a few free trial sites that list foreclosures and comps in the area. The profit margin for some of these homes based on comps in sq ft, room numbers and location are great for investors ...

I wanted to share my story of how BiggerPockets helped me get from $0 to over $1,000,000 in real estate assets. Here I share with you how I found this deal, how I determined if this was a good deal, how I negotiated t...

I wrote last time about how I had put my first flip project under contract thought I'd share a little about the process. The buying process has been a little slow since I am purchasing from an estate and decisions are...