I was wondering if anyone had any experience or input on REAL?  From my limited research I see that it is an online real estate brokerage with zero monthly costs, and an 85/15 commission split.  I would assume the sup...

I just signed a petition on We the People site to place travel restrictions on those coming from countries with large Ebola outrbreaks, Petition. Probably shouldn't be linking that, but it is a matter concerning every...

Does anyone think that Chicago's record tax hikes and the possibility of a tax exemption for property's under $250K will lead to a new round of gentrification largely driven by Millenialls wanting to live in the City ...

Hey all, I'm doing some research for an upcoming post and I'd love to get some group brainstorming done. My question is: What are the key indicators of a good rental market?  (For example, schools, crime, jobs, etc.)O...

Is there a serious risk of hyper inflation happening with trillions of dollars of printed money being pumped into the world economy by governments around the globe? Historical evidence shows that when too much money c...

There have been many discussions about this being a sellers market, and prices are high.In my market (between Chicago and Milwaukee), prices are high, but many of the properties still would cash flow well.When I run t...

What are we thinking about the talk of the foreseeable "Market crash"? I suppose this is all opinion-based and speculations, but it doesn't hurt to hear others' suggestions and strategy. I work with a lot of people wh...

I'm currently in my growth phase of my portfolio. However, I do not see any value in today's market. I started a year ago and have 4 units (3 SFH, Duplex House Hack). In today's market I am considering selling two of ...

Hey everyone. I've had a duplex for the last 5 months in a C/C+ area. Original numbers and inspection report made it look like on paper that I would be cash flowing after raising rents to market rents but month after ...

“Conservative underwriting is dead.”
Rob Beardsley brings up a great point. It’s extremely difficult to be an active real estate investor in this market if you are using extremely conservative underwriting technique...