Ended up purchasing a foreclosure a few weeks ago outside of Chicago and will be using it as a primary residence. I want to remodel the kitchen but do not want to pay full retail prices that GCs will quote me if they ...

Debate about a coming crash seems to be the hottest topic in real estate recently. What is a crash anyway? A recession? A total meltdown like 2008? No one can predict the future (except I can tell you with certainty t...

Been listening to the podcast a ton and figured I would give the forums a whirl.  Background: I own a separate, successful business and I am looking to diversify and also get some tax benefits from rentals. I grew up ...

hello I am looking for some tips on my first property I have found a hard money lender that lends 100 percent which I am planing on using called Do hard money I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with them...

So, full disclosure (if you couldn't tell) I'm new around here. I'm reading everything that I can get my hands on, listening to the BP podcasts and webinars, and all around studying like my life depends on it. I don't...

Hi everyone, I am new to Bigger Pockets, but my wife and I have dabbled in real estate a bit over the years.  When we lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming we bought a duplex as our first investment property and it turned out to...

I've been working to find and make my first deal happen. With the numbers still working, but tighter, are you willing to pay a higher price to make that deal happen?

When it comes to areas/zip codes to invest in, how picky are most investors especially the fix and flip investors? Is it all about the zip code or all about the returns? I have had a property under contract in Baltimo...

So, I've chanced upon a 4flex 16bd 8ba multifamily property, and the seller's agent isn't doing their best job listing the property so it's been on zillow for a few months now. But he refuses to talk anything in regar...

Really how bad is it in Chicago to invest now.  I see Texas, Colorado, Tennessee, Denver, even Indian but I dont see a lot about Chicago IL investor making investment.  Is the market that sewed up that investor don't ...