After a year of obsessively learning as much as I could about Real Estate investing, I finally closed my first deal this past Tuesday! I picked up a 4-family home with 3 of the units occupied.  It currently has a lowe...

I have a new tenant who is turning out to be a total pain in the you know what.  Adult couple and kids who began a lease only a month ago.  The unit is very large, was just partially renovated and repainted before the...

Just purchased my first property and trying to decide if I should convert an oversized laundry room to a walk in closet or into master bathroom. If i convert it to a master bathroom is it possible to have just a showe...

Hello,I am curious if anyone has done a rehab on a historic house. Being a registered historic structure, were you limited in any way? I do believe there are stricter rehab guidelines in regards to maintaining its ori...

What do you guys think about banks still holding onto some REO's? I think here in Chicago that this is true as well as a few other investors in my area. Looking for an overall view of the situation though from around...

Hello All! I am a licensed Delaware Realtor with 25+ years experience as a Landlord/Property Manager managing my own personal rental investment portfolio.  My husband and I moved to the Newark area two years ago and w...

Hey Everyone,I wanted to see if anyone is consistently attending live auctions and has extensive knowledge regarding them? My partner and I have been attending some over the last few months, but I still have specific ...

Hi everyone - So, I'm new and looking to get into RE investing. I'm intrigued by land flipping for multiple reasons: low $ barrier to entry, overall simplicity (vs dealing with leases and tenants and property manageme...

My husband and I purchased a duplex about a year ago and occupy one side and rent out the other to a wonderful tenant.  When we purchased the property we did our own research on state laws and used outlines that we fo...

I'm trying to learn about buy and hold for myself, but I just stumbled into a situation with an acquaintance in West Houston / Katy that is in preforeclosure. I haven't done enough homework to know how to help the...