How do you decide which area to buy in? I live in the Chicago area and have access to dozens of Chicago suburbs, the downtown area neighborhoods, even Wisconsin and Indiana. I'm aware of School district quality tools ...

We are just finalizing our investment property loan and planning on jumping into the str game. We are interested in a few different national/state parks and ski towns and are trying to narrow it down. Someone recommen...

If your Airbnb listing isn’t getting clicks, it doesn’t matter how incredible your property is—no clicks mean no bookings. Airbnb operates as an interest-based algorithm, rewarding listings that grab attention and k...

Hi, I'm very new to real estate investing. I'm a recent college grad in the Rhode Island area and saving on average 2000 a month to hopefully move out of my parents house and to an area near my job to get rid of my lo...

I recently spoke to the owner of a 21 unit apartment complex in the Atlanta area. She is older and wants to get out of the property but is asking too much.

Any advice on how to continue negotiations? Should...

Hi all...  I'm in the middle of a cash-out refinance on two properties. We are in the appraisal process and the appraiser reached out to me and asked, "were the properties renovated before or after you purchased them?...

I have a question for those of you who have experience investing in a poor area of town. I found what I feel to be an amazing deal on a multi family property that would give great returns, however, it's in a poorer ar...

Following recent news of Zillow acquiring Trulia, Move made a move today.  Curious to see how the pros here think of this move.  Would it help realtor.com be more competitive to Zillow?InPlay from Briefing.com9:03 am ...

I know overall costs vary widely depending on where you are in the country, but it seems like ratios would stay pretty much the same. I may be incorrect about that, so if I am, please let me know.

I just finished ...

Hello!I've been practicing my deal-analysis skills using the BP calculators. I'm looking for cash flow properties (duplexes in particular), just using Redfin to get a feel for the analysis process and what inventory m...