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Hi everyone,
I'm currently processing my first ever application for our rental property. Three guys want to lease for 1 year: Guy A great credit, makes 2.5X rent, no eviction/crime/lien record. Guy B credit meets o...
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Real Estate is certainly a great vehicle to invest because of the various tax benefits associated with it. However, if you invest with pre-tax money, some of those rules may not apply, for example depreciation tax wri...
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I've been looking at multi-families, and few ever get close to cash flowing with my specific circumstances, but there are some properties that could work... but only if the rents were increased. So I was wondering how...
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Hello All,My name is Amanda. I am a real estate agent in Chicago. I purchased my 2-flat a couple years ago and have been on a journey of building my own portfolio but would like to learn more about apartment syndicati...
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Hi all,So I'm starting to get into real estate investing and have come across a problem that I'm sure many of you have had. Basically, whether to buy a house to live in and rent rooms out of or to buy a property somew...
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Does anyone else listen to their weekly show/podcast? They seem to provide some pretty good stuff, and are quite knowledgeable. My big question is that they have a real estate syndication seminar that sounds interesti...
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Hello BP!I own an LLC with a business partner doing residential filps. We are looking into opening up a real estate investment fund to raise private capital. We figured we could save money by opening up investment fun...
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I have been reading blogs, listening to podcasts and "lurking" on BP for over a year now. We are ready to start investing but can't decide where to start. We have about $65k set aside to invest in real estate and ca...
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Current Situation
Own home for 5 years now in suburbs of IL. Owe $390k on mortgage. Can sell for $520k
Wife and I credit scores both in low 600’s due to cc consolidation a few years ago, still being resolved.
$50k ...
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Trying to find a word to capture my ideas.
Please tell me what being "tenant free" suggests to you.