Hi, I'm new to biggerpockets and looking for some advice on first time lending. I am thinking about privately lending to a friend who has many years of successful REI experience. One of my concerns is usury laws. I li...

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My fiancée and I just closed on a 2 bed/ 1.5 bath condo on the north side of Chicago, right next to Loyola University, and it is currently in process of being rehabbed. It should be fully renovated in a co...

I have a new business my family is creating for real estate investment. We are going to focus on small multi-family first, and then  get into large multi-family. Where is the best state to open an LLC for this purpose...

I was just reading a response of someone else in another forum and they said that Wholesaling is illegal in some states because you are practicing real estate brokering without a license? So you need a license for it?...

I heard Illinois created a new law that was just passed a few days ago for wholesalers stating “Unless you have your realtors license wholesalers can’t perform anymore real estate deals” is this true??????

If I buy a 2 unit home that is tested positive for lead and I live in one unit (with no kids) can I just de-lead the unit that I will be renting out to help reduce cost?  

Hey guys, I’m going to rent out my 2 story house after the holidays. Downstairs to a small family and upstairs to a single mother/father. Both will have separate entrances and separate yard space. Would it be wise to ...

For those of you still under the impression a title policy guarantees you have good title, this recent WA decision might clear up that opinion.  What was left unsaid in the decision is whether the insured was ordered ...

About to close on residential home we plan on living in. Bought with my family’s assistance for down payment. My significant other (SO) and I are not legally married and we file taxes separately and overall have our f...

Quick question on HOA's.  I live in Missouri and I have a small HOA on my primary residence.  My subdivision has no pool, no neighborhood watch, there is really nothing or any reason for the HOA.  Its because of this ...