Economic Update
                                           (Monday, August 17, 2020)
The pandemic has reinforced and exacerbated many of the inequities in our soci...

So obviously the "hood" is not the ideal place to invest in rental properties but how bad is it really? Can someone brake it down for me? What are the Pros and Cons and do the Cons out way the Pros or does it depend?...

So imagine I have a generic property in a vacuum that I could finance in one of three ways (approximately):30 yr loan => +$1000 cash flow per year20 yr loan => Basically break even on cash flow15 yr loan => n...

Ideally I would love to get a fixer-upper duplex that I would be able to live in rent free while still keeping a full time job.  Are there any properties that are under 400K and that follow the 2% rule?   

I've owned rental property for over a decade, and have learned some tips and tricks from experience, forums, books, and friends.  I no longer manage my own properties.  I've hired a property management company, and ju...

I'm wondering how you tell if you have a good deal if it is financed using a VA home loan (0% down). The numbers are very different on a property that is 80% financed and 100% financed. Especially when multi family pr...

Hi All, I wanted send a beacon out to fellow Chicago investors and ask if anyone has a portfolio of condos within the city, since single family hardly exists out here. I know the popular opinion is that special assess...

I'm a 52 year old new investor (I guess better late than never). I am leaning towards investing in out-of-state rental properties (either SFH or small multi-family to start) to create some passive income that I can co...

Hi BP! I have been going back and forth over this issue.I am currently looking at a 3/2 SFR in a decent neighborhood that that I can pick up very cheap but it has sloping floors. It sits on post and piers with a crawl...

As many of you know, Proposition 10 is on the ballot for November, and if passed, it would repeal Costa-Hawkins which significantly prevents individual cities from imposing rent control.  It is shaping up to be a majo...