Anyone have recommendations for zip codes to look at that are close to the Chicago center? Maybe 15 minutes away? I want to be near social life as I am coming from out of state and want to make friends ASAP.
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I am preparing to launch a new Real Estate company.  I am researching markets, building my team, and looking at strategies.  When I started I was against apartments or Condos.  However, when I plug in example properti...

I recently bought a rental property. It is a duplex, and rents are earned using the boarding house model; eight doors with leases. I acquired the duplex with a 1031 exchange, and a commercial loan. I was planning to r...

Hey all! Was wondering if anyone has handled rental investments in the Joint Base McGuire, Fort Dix, Lakehurst (JB MDL) area. Having previously been in the military in other parts of the country, I think military town...

I finally closed my first seller-financed deal last week in a great neighborhood.  The home is a 3 bed 1.5 bath tri-level w/ 1350 sqft and a 1 car garage built in 1960.  It took 2.5 months of back and forth negotiatio...

Hey folks! Looking for a NJ based CPA who is also a real estate investor. I have a great CPA, but for my investing business I want to work with someone who is also building their own portfolio. Let me know if you've g...

Have any of you awarded a contractor based on GCs and Fee in order to award the contract earlier in lieu of waiting for full CD's to be procured? i.e. If you manage to get a grading and/or foundation permit earlier th...

I recently read that commercial real estate even small apartment buildings appreciate based on cash flow not on the surrounding neighborhood like single family homes do.  I am wondering if that is accurate and exactly...

Hello BP community, I've got a serious issue. I'll try to give details while maintaining privacy. Right now, I live in one side of a duplex, my tenants live in the other. I also have a small shop on the property that ...

Could the owner of a tax certificate file a tax appeal to reduce the taxes if the taxes are too high as the county assessed the property high