Hello all!
I am a newer investor and have purchased 2 REO homes in the last month. Both homes are desirable homes 4/2.5 that I got for very good prices.
I have listed the first home for rent, and almost everyone that...

We live and have rentals in northwest suburbs of IL. Our tenants have lived in one of our rental houses for 1 year and 3 months. They are responsible tenants, always are paying their rent on time and keeping up the pr...

Economic Update
(Monday, March 22, 2012)
The TV commercial used to say “When E.F. Hutton speaks everyone listens.” Well, E.F. Hutton is no more. Now we have the Federal Reserve. And when the Fed speaks, truly EVE...

I'm looking at buying a property to live in and eventually rent. My lender is suggesting a 10 year fixed vs a 30 year right now due to rates. My strategy is to keep the home long term so to me a 10 year doesn't seem l...

Hi All! Looking for some advice on whether I should let tenant out of lease early. I got an email from my property manager today which has a couple emails between her and the tenant I have on the first floor. This ten...

Hello everyone I would like to get your take on this situation.
I sold my primary residence a year ago to down size and I'm currently renting until I decide where I would like to live next. Now that I'm looking to in...

Hello,I wanted to introduce myself to the wonderful BiggerPockets community. I'm a newbie and want to get more involved in the networking and community aspect of this forum.  I am a 28 year old marketing professional ...

In 15 years in the biz I have not met someone who got sued and was saved by having an LLC. Every new investor gets hung up on asset protection and there is an entire industry catering to asset protection. There must b...

We are just about to complete our first spec home - a $650k single family ranch style home with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. I always wanted to build new and despite my almost ten years of remodeling experience there wer...

While doing back of the napkin due diligence what is a standout factor that will immediately turn you away from analyzing the deal any further?