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I own a unit in a small condo-only building in Chicago. I am interested in moving out and renting out the unit for extra income.
Currently, our building has no rental restrictions in the governing documents but all 4...
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What determines land value?
Is it simply what one is willing to pay? If a Wal-mart wants to develop on a few raw acres of commercially zoned land, does it make that land a lot more valuable?
When a value of a prop...
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Looking for some advice on a major plumbing issue.Bought my first investment property a year and a half ago (3/2 house with a separate 1/1 basement apartment). For the last year, we were having sewage backups in the b...
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My father is almost 90 and is having both mental and physical health problems. We own the house next door to our personal residence, and it is currently vacant as we do some finish work to it. If we rent the hous...
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Hey BP,I'm considering buying a duplex with a completely gutted upstairs unit. With a bit of framing, it could easily be a two bedroom unit. What is the danger of just doing it? Does anyone have experience with this?
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Hey everyone! I've been investing in real estate for years and recently decided to get my real estate license. A friend has contacted me about starting a company with him. He has a BIC that wants to be a part of it so...
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Ray Dalio is one of the few guys I follow - he built the world's largest hedge fund Bridgewater and wrote one of my favorite books: Principles.This week he commented on the US-Chinese trade issues and the devaluation ...
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I'm looking to start developing rentals for passive income. I hear on the podcast, and other podcasts, about developing rentals and people talking about how much they made on flips. But I don't really hear much about ...
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I am in Springfield, Missouri and have six investment properties. I’m torn on which direction to go. I’m concerned how the economy looks moving forward and want to consolidate, but I also want to continue growing our...
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OK, since it's a very popular topic here and both sides don't seem to agree on anything (like the world we are living in right now), I'd like to offer you what I saw (from an "almost" 3rd party perspective) and hopefu...