Just wanted to post the outcome of my successful 3 offer approach. I offered $175k all cash, $185K with 10% down and the balance for 2 years at 3% and $195K with 0% down for 5 years (30 year am at 5%) and they took th...

We all have probably had a negotiation that tested the very core of your patience, but knew you couldn't cave in. I had the great opportunity over the weekend to meet Mr. Jacobs. What started with a simple cold call, ...

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $160,000

Cash invested: $120,000

This property is currently valued at more then double what we paid for it. ...

I'm getting ready to close on a fairly large deal in the northern Illinois area. My company is not only part owner but also tasked with handling the Property Management. We're taking a "value-add" approach to the rede...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $200,000

Cash invested: $75,000

Sale price: $430,000

Pocket listing. Friend of mine wanted to unload it for his...

I keep an excel spreadsheet detailing all of my investment decisions, RE and non-RE, as a tool for me to use long-term to update and analyze my decision making skills. The way I have it outlined is very simple using ...

I see both as potentially blinding. Which do you think hampers you most? Any hard-knock lessons learned?

Hi everyone,I'm planning on buying a property in Point Breeze that's about 980 sqft with a 3br 1.5 bath and finished basement. It's listed for 250k but I wanted to pay 220k. Negotiations didn't go so well and so we en...