Tony Freeman
Why Security Deposits In Chicago Are A NO NO!
This isn't meant to be a long post but I have a lot of first time investors and house hackers or just investors that are new to Chicago that ask about charging a security deposit and my answer to them is NEVER charge ...
Ally Kumar
Inheriting a long term tenant that is paying late but catches up
I am buying a duplex and inheriting a tenant that has been there for 4 years, a single mom. It seems she is usually late with rent payments but catches up within few months. She is otherwise good tenant and keep her u...
Alex Winfield
Any solid info on VA Vendee financing? Any lenders?
Just got an inquiry in an REO group I host about a VA Vendee loan. I honestly had no idea what he was talking about, but when he mentioned VA loan"ish" on an investment property for 5% down I figured it was worth a l...
Chris Martin
Man charged with breaking into foreclosed home he bought
I had to read this two or three times to see if the arrested man's claim "Everything that occurred with this house was lawful" was really the case. In my opinion, the above statement is not correct, given just the ...
Jon Carter
Help!! My Wife Only Gave Me $10K
So here's my challenge. I want to start investing in RE but my wife isn't so thrilled. She says I can have $10K to start out with. If I can make some money using that she says I can have more. (Guess who pays the ...
Bill B.
Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul are SAVED
Well, Minneapolis and Saint Paul decided last night that 99% of Nobel winning economists just don’t know economics as well as they do and decided to adopt rent control and save the cities. A 3% maximum rent increase e...
Scott Choppin
Submit your development deal for review and analyses
Submit your deal - any deal - here for "underwriting", let's see how we can collaborate, review, comment, harass (kidding), and give input on your next up and coming development deal.Scott
Wendell De Guzman
How Do You Predict The Next Real Estate Crash? Mine is...
Mine is foreclosure filings and REO sales.Let me explain.In 2007, I was working on 20 shortsales and a business partner of mine was working on about 40 shortsale cases. None of the shortsales were accepted. This was u...
Joshua Manning
Grad School Worth it or not?
Hey BP family,I wanted to get yall's take on something. So next year I will be graduating from college with Bachelors degree in Finance. My plan after graduation is to start real estate investing as soon as possible. ...
Jason Chung
Is Seattle really that bad for landlords?
I always hear folks saying Seattle is not landlord friendly, so I should not buy an investment property in Seattle. But reading up on the tenant/landlord rules, I don't really see any concerns. What is everybody worri...