Any advise or strategies on purchasing a property that is listed as a short sale without going thru the short sale process, i.e., take over payments.  What are the steps to this strategy? AlsooOpen to any other ideas.

Ok simply put I have been doing several deals the easy way I have been finding deals and bringing them to a mentor of mine who was splitting the fee with me and he would handle the technical part now that I am doing m...

I'm familiar with the concept of exchanging a property for one of greater value to delay taxes. But, how exactly does the process work? And who is involved in the exchange?

I am really interested in the idea of purchasing a multi-family property, likely in the Chicago area. I have found many properties in the 250,000-500,000 price range. As a commercial loan, my guess is that I have to g...

Good evening BP,  i have a question about who you rent your STR to.  My wife and I placed our property on AirBnB last week and got quite a few hits.  Actually more than we had anticipated in this short time.  One of o...

I have 2 commercial deals that interest me where I can purchase under value, get cash at closing and debt service the properties with profitable businesses.
1) Plan to buy and hold.
2) Owners are anxious and one has...

I'm currently starting my REI journey; I'm about three months since finding my interest for SFH rental properties. My goal is to have my first property by next fall. I am developing systems for my local market. I've b...

I have popcorn ceiling that tested positive for asbestos and want to remove it.  I would like to make renovations to the home but cant because of the asbestos.  I don't want to shake things up, releasing the fibers in...

What does it take for an agent to list the property? When an agent lists a property, what happens or what takes place? Whats the process? I'm asking because I had a friend who agreed upon a price with a seller and ...

I am fairly new to the rental business and am trying to put systems into place, even though I only have 2 single family units currently. The only advertising I do is put ads out on Craigslist. I have one property c...