Looking for Motivated sellers in the Chicagoland area???

I am very familiar with this rule of thumb, however it seems so misguided and arbitrary and takes into account almost nothing other than a base rental assumption.Say you've got a 10 unit building and most tenants are ...

Hello BP members. Recently I purchased a new rental that was distressed to say the least. I purchased the property from a landlord who was just burned out. His tenant went on a drug/drinking binge and he and locked hi...

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Extremely nice! Greg B. may well be the most appropriately dressed!

Hi All! Super new to real estate and thought this would be a great first step to join BP! I would love for someone to provide me with more information on getting started as I'm somewhat lost on how the order is to do ...

Hey bigger pockets,My name is Amanda. I made a profile here years ago as I'm hoping to invest in real estate but, have yet to take it serious until now. But, my topic isn't about renting or investing. Its about what I...

Hey there, I'm excited to share that I've become a contributor to the American Apartment Owners Association (AAOA)! As someone who's passionate about real estate investing, it's a huge accomplishment to be a blog cont...

I have read here the multiple posts from the landlord concerned about tenant setting thermostat to the extreme causing excessive HVAC wear and tear.  But I have not seen a post about the consequences to tenant's healt...

We own a fairly new student housing property by MSU. The previous owner fully furnished about 75% of the two bedroom units with cheap leatherette couches and loveseats, along with equally cheap chairs, beds, tables et...

Anyone have any entertaining tenant hoarding stories?When leasing property, I believe proper and thorough tenant screening is one of the most important things you can do to increase your return/minimize loss of rent, ...