First of all, I want to thank all the locals who've helped and reached out to me. I've been posting a lot lately trying to figure out how to buy my first property and not get burned. The plan is to buy and hold while ...

I started investing in Branson in 2008, and the trends have changed dramatically since then. Guests used to be satisfied with the more ordinary, nice, and clean properties. If you had a luxury product, you knew yours ...

I totally relate to so many of your comments  - been through all of the confusion, fears and analysis paralysis. 15 years after acquiring my first property, I am still learning. It is never ending - for every investor...

For all of you building higher end, freestanding or built in tubs? @Will Barnard @John Blackman @Lynn Currie @Jon Klaus  @J. Scott (my @ mention never works for J)  others - PLEASE WEIGH IN.  

Above is a picture of a kitchen I feel is slightly outdated. I honestly didn't want to remove and replace the cabinets as I thought they were still nice. I was thinking of replacing the countertops with some...

do you guys prefer to only invest in newer homes  i.e. built after a certain year to reduce the possibility of having to do a lot of reno on wiring, plumbing, etc. or does it just depend on seeing the house and determ...

In the planning stages of a single unit rehab in an a mostly original 4 unit building that I own in an "A" location - Wicker Park. I've spoken to a few plumbers regarding strategy and would like to renovate one space ...

My wife and I are considering purchasing a 1920 craftsman style home that’s 3500 ft.² for our family of five. However, in our small town of 8000 there are no comps. I don’t forsee any significant appreciation in the ...

Any experienced input would be helpful for these 2 new construction projects I'm looking at. $200k each lot, side by side. Builder who builds new homes that sell over 1m, also knows my lender and they have a great rel...

We are currently renovating a 1922 all-brick craftsman, the house still has all the original interior doors, and hardware.  We will BRRRR this property, and while we love the look of the original hardware, we are conc...