So seriously landed a deal that blows everyone of my other deals out. Me and my wife have been ecstatic and my father in law who is a big business man in the area cant believe it. Thanking god every day for my blessin...

Hello,   I'm trying to buy my first home to live in and the market is pretty hot right now in Newark. I was interested in a particular property, but I don't think its worth the cost of what they are selling it for aft...

So I've been painstakingly analyzing multi-family properties for over a year now. It's obviously difficult in this hot market to find anything worth giving a second look. The few properties that have seemed promising ...

Well- despite all of the advice against it, I hired one of my tenants to do some basic property management work. He wanted work and I needed some help - pure and simple. You know how hindsight is 20/20? Well, I'm goin...

I have a property I rehabbed in NW Indiana. We've been fixing and flipping houses in the area for a few years, but this property is my personal residence. I did the work slowly as I had time over the last few years. A...

My wife and I are certain future real estate investors (Minneapolis-St. Paul greater area) who would love to enter the market sometime within the next 1-4 years and acquire our first rental property. We both are drawn...

If your 401k provides a low rate of return and you know you can invest your money at a higher rate of return than the fees associated with withdrawing your money plus the opportunity cost of leaving your money in the ...

As a Chicago landlord, I've noticed many local apartment listings that ask for a non-refundable move-in fee instead of a security deposit. I suspect this is partially due to Chicago's strict laws regarding security...

Need some guidance on this one as this is a first for me.  Here is the situation....We purchased a condo on Jan 16th.  We found tenants and they have signed a 12 month lease.  They were scheduled to move in yesterday ...

Hi BP. My husband and I own a fourplex and our neighbor/tenant has been paying rent later and later each month since she signed her lease in May. She is honestly not someone we would have rented to if we'd had control...