First time poster. Have never owned a home, and I love my apartment in Chicago (which I rent). I’m saving for my first investment property and I’m thinking to either look for a house-hack in Chicago (which would be ex...

First, thanks to @Douglas Dowell and others for switching me onto Glenn Mueller. His latest commercial real estate cycle analysis is here: http://www.irem.org/File%20Library/Events/IFLC/IFL...I am worried about overbu...

I am completely new to the world of apartments, but came across an off-market out-of-state deal that was worth exploring. I'd like to lock it down as soon as I can, but the problem is that we don't have the entity st...

Hi BP community! For a little background, I’m a Houston oil and gas investment professional working for a venture capital firm that has ~$11 billion in AUM. I'm familiar with the underwriting acquisitions and am inter...

Hi BP Community! As the title questions, do you all think it is safe or advisable to begin to (or plan to) invest in areas near the planned revitalization efforts near downtown Memphis? I'm pretty familiar with the in...

I'm having a heck of a time getting a commercial liability policy for me and my business, and I'm looking for provider suggestions (or any suggestions, for that matter)...

First, I've never had a commercial...

Earlier today, on the way to work, I was listening to the BP Podcast #285 as per my usual routine (another great podcast by the way). But after hearing some of the guest's comments about building multi-family and rent...

Hi all, I'm a newbie real estate investor. I just graduated about a year and a half from Cal and have been working since graduation. I've been saving hard for a down payment and now I think I might've stumbled across ...

Breaking news:Airbnb filed their S-1 today and plan to go public via IPO. Rumor is it’s either IPO or layoffs. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1559720/000119312520294801/d81668ds1.htmTiming couldn’t be worse ...