Hi  All,The recent tragedy of the realtor that was killed while showing a home serves as an unfortunate reminder of the potential risks posed by door knocking.  I never go alone; I usually take my sister.  Even though...

I wanted to get some thoughts about this.I wanted to buy a 2 flat in the south side of Chicago,not in the best areas ,but pretty decent.Ive seen properties sell for $30,000-$90,000(fixed up) and was maybe thinking of ...

Hi everyone!I'm considering buying my first rental property in Lubbock, Texas as a mid or long term rental.  I did some research and saw that there is a lot of economic growth and the housing market seems reasonable f...

Hello,Long-time lurker looking for some advice on purchasing an older home in NW Maryland (cheaper than most places in MD) and estimating repairs on it. I will be looking at the home today, and I'm not quite sure how ...

Quick question . . . . for rentals, would you select a policy that is based on the replacement cost or the actual cash value?  Obviously the replacement cost on an older structure is 2X or better what the property mig...

Hi,I have been doing a lot of digging but wanted to ask the question here as well as there are a lot of experts around the area that can help me. I am looking for the best cities/locations around the DFW area to buy a...

Hi all,Noobie in Arkansas here. I'm thinking about RE investing in a couple of different domains, still kind of feeling out the market here and in a few other places I'm familiar with. Very excited, going to look at a...

I recently finished the exam and obtained my license in Utah as an agent.  I have a full-time career elsewhere at the moment - only plan on doing a small number of personal deals on the side.  (Likely in high price ma...

Hey investors,

I'm interested in branching out to bird dogs for help sourcing more leads. As far as I've heard just pay them $500 per deal closed. Now I have tried this before by posting Craigslist ads and was floo...

I've been involved with real estate investing in some capacity for about 30 years. Even when I ran my multi-state public accounting firm, I still dabbled in buying and selling single family homes. Of course, life was ...