The duplex I’m house hacking has an uninsulated attic. It would cost me about $800 to do it myself. And the attic studs are non-standard distances apart, so I’m not even sure I could do it properly myself. I’m going t...

I just finished @Scott Trench's Set for Life (as you can no doubt tell from how often I reference it) and I had a thought/question I'd like to put to everyone. What do you think about using a Roth IRA as a component o...

My name is Paul Strauss. I'm a fool-time real estate investor- no, that's not a typo :) and founder of The Windy City Round Table in Chicago.

I say "sort of" from Chicago because I actually no longer claim IL as my ...

Home Value as is $125 KPurchase Price - $70 kThe owner I would be purchasing it from is losing it to the bank and wants to continue to rent with the option of purchasing the house back in 5 years or less for 90 K.I ha...

Purchasing a home at $66k. Memphis, TN 38115. Initially I thought the rents would be from $850 to $950, thIs was supported by my rentometer analysis, Zillow estimates and my
Agent’s comp list of rents around the area....

A roofer is asking me to hire a Public Adjuster (PA) to negotiate a hail claim with my insurance company. The roofer sent me a 1/2 page contract that would let the PA work on my behalf for $225/hour with no cap. I'l...

Hey BP! Looking for some input on an inspection report. I am under contract to purchase a 4 bed 1.5 bath row home in Philadelphia. This is my first home purchase, and I have little to no experience with real estate, c...

As an investor I am currently negotiating a buil-to-suit NNN lease that I am building from the ground up and will have a lesser known national fast food franchise as the tenant. I will be getting a 20 year lease but I...

This past Friday I closed on my first rental property. After all documents were signed the seller told me to not flush toilet paper down the toilet bc it backs up and she doesn’t want what happened to her to happen to...