I am rehabbing a home in the Chicago area and my contractor said that I have to replace the doors from the garage with fire rated doors. On the estimate, the price is $1,900 for materials and labor. That seems a littl...

Today 75 years ago  (1-16-1942) - I was born - Got in the real estate because a friend said I didn't have to be real smart to make money in real estate - Well that qualified me - I don't think I could have done as wel...

Hello everyone,
I bought a condo at tax foreclosure and It was in pretty bad condition. I fixed it nights and weekends and made it pretty nice. It took about 6 weeks and started listing it before it was done. I had 6 ...

So...the kitchen in one of my rentals really bothers me. It's really old and tired looking.

It's apparent that the cabinets have about 20 coats of paint on them. Some of the cabinet drawers don't slide/close nicely...

Hello Bigger Pockets,What is a good estimate for removal of the chimney and fireplace (roof to sub-floor)? Has anyone here tackled a DIY project like this? I want to open up the kitchen to the living  room. The firepl...

I was looking at a past auction and noticed quite a few people bidding an a property designated as Open Space Park or Preserve for both existing and planned land use.  It doesn't sound like future development on this ...

Tomorrow will mark 30 days since the purchase of my first deal, a duplex with both sides rented for $500 each.      Day after closing - we realized that one of the occupants (a boyfriend of the renter) was not on the ...

I have invested in real estate properties in Canada in the past but recently lived to Houston and need to build a team here to start. Would anyone please introduce investor friendly realtors, PMs and potentially mento...

I recently purchased an 11-unit apartment building in Champaign, IL. The building is a stand alone apartment building in a mainly residential area. The building consists on 11 1-unit apartment building with each ...

I am a newbie here and not quite sure which sub-forum my question should belong to... I am currently presented this opportunity of investing in a hotel (more specifically Adam's Mark) in Buffalo NY. The deal is to own...