I'm thinking about becoming involved in real estate investment now that I have free time on my hands. In particular, I want to buy, rehab, and rent out properties (long term holding). Eventually I'd like to get my h...

As i have been told in any business, its always better to use someone elses money to invest even if you have your own. I recently bought my first property, and it has a positive cash flow. I'm looking at buying my ...

Investment Info:

Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $400,000

Cash invested: $450,000

Orig a mix-used 2 unit in B1-2 zoning, a zoning amendment was obtained to up...

I am buying a house and the owner doesn't know the age of the roof and when was replaced. Can someone offer any suggestions on how to get this information?

Hi,I wanted to get everyone's perspective on if Chicago is close to a major housing bubble?Looks like Chicago is headed towards the perfect storm: an oversupply of housing, crime, and taxes. There are currently 20 bil...

Hello, up until this point we have been sanding the floors down and then putting 3 coats of high gloss poly and it looks fine, but recently, I spoke with a designer who had suggested doing a dark walnut and satin fini...

I recently bought my first fourplex in Phoenix and I just cleaned up my units so I can get them ready for new tenants. Where can I post pictures and information about the units for the tenants.

Do you guys pay some ...

So I had one of my rentals on craigslist with a lockbox on the front door.  I've been using lock boxes for 10 years.  I had a rental on the market for a few weeks giving out the code to people to look inside.  Yesterd...

What would be your reaction if you saw indication of police activity at a property you're researching on Google Streetview? My immediate reaction was to toss the property aside - don't want to inherit problem tena...

Hi. I am new to the property management space.  My interactions with my property manager have been much different from my expectations.  I think this gives me a good opportunity to learn more about the job to provide ...