A lot of interesting things going on in Oak Park IL. A few years back the city made the decision to embrace high rise structures, since than upscale high density condo and apartment construction has increased signific...

Good morning BP Forum, this is my first post so don't go easy and give it to me straight (this seems to be the norm here which living in the Northeast we embrace). My wife and I bought our first vacation rental from a...

Obviously you guys can't tell me exactly what criteria I should be looking for in a rental property in my area, but as I'm looking for my first investment property I'd love to hear what your criteria are when you're l...

Hello so I'm putting together my first deal. And I was wondering, once I get my buy price. Do I give the same buy price number to both the seller and the buyer? So let's say I do the formula and get 200k buy price. Do...

Do you remember in the beginning stages of Airbnb where it was so unusual and it was completely unregulated? When very few knew the details and profits you could make from it and when local governments weren’t involve...

Every time I calculate a rental, it comes back with negative cash flow, Am I doing something wrong? Here's an example. https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

I was wondering which option was better. It seems as if I get quicker responses good or bad with cold texting but I understand cold calling is kind of the original way to do things. Any opinions on which is better and...

This may blow some folks’ minds but one can make good investments without being a spreadsheet Ninja. Sacrilegious to some I know. 😀I am a contrarian when it comes to investing. I am a REAL ESTATE guy not a spreadsheet...

Hi, I am an 18 year old, actually still in high school, and planning to go to college. I know that I don't want to be stuck in a cubicle for 40 hour a week. I have had lots of exposure to the real estate investing com...

A buyer want to negotiate with the lender directly on one of my short sale listings. Has anyone seen a contract the would identify the negotiator (buyer) fiduciary responsibility to the seller?