Hi Guys, this is my first post on BP. I am currently saving money for a downpayment on my (hopeful) first house hack. I have no prior experience in real estate and am currently using my time to learn and explore oppor...

Hi allBeen a while I posted on here.  Life.A deal I've been working on for close to 3 months is suddenly falling apart and I am in 'desperate' need of a hard money lender that operates in the Chicago area.The property...

Hey all,Quick question about general contractors. I have heard from several seminars, meet ups, mentors, etc. that one of the biggest mistakes new investors make is that they pay contractors money up front and end up ...

I posted a graphical representation of the SFH market in Seattle and wanted to know what folk think.

1) Have we turned the corner and in a Sellers Market 2 (tern coined by duru Dave Lindel)?

2) If so wh...

I wanted to have somewhat of an open discussion on this topic with the forum and see if I can get some solid feedback here on whether it make sense to invest in lower cap rate areas such as the SF and the Bay area. I'...

I am a real estate wholesaler in Delaware and I advertise on craigslist: "Investor pays $500 per property lead that closes". So bird dogs bring me a bunch of leads, and if i wholesale one of those, i will pay them ...

For sure many here have teenagers (sons or daughters) that are probably helping you in one way or another.Could you share this info here? What do they do, how do you compensate them, what do you pay them, etc?Thank yo...

Hello everyone,I'm a Software Engineer from the Bay Area, looking to start investing in small multi-family units in Sacramento for passive income, but am also open to SFHs for flipping opportunities.  Over the past co...

Hello everyone,Currently I am looking for another investment property and I won't pay all of it in cash. I got a pre-approval from my bank and they asked during the pre-approval process if the loan is for an investmen...

I know this is an odd ball question, but do any BP members have/own/run a Horse boarding stable? Is it worth it?  Or is running that kind of business a hassle? Here in the Chicago land area (1.5 hours away from the ci...