Hello all, Longtime reader, first-time poster.We have a classic Chicago 2-flat in Bucktown. We live on the first floor and rent the 2nd. 
Both units are 2bd, 1bath, ~1100 sq. ft. R4 zoningBasement is about ~1050 sq. ...

Hello BP,I’m looking for some ideas on how I might be able to make my primary residence bring in some income. Housing is our biggest cost, and we love the place and worked hard to build it up from a vacant lot 1.5 yea...

What are the experienced professionals opinion on working with turn key companies or finding your own deals? I like “time” so part of me only wants to work with turn key providers, but I like bigger returns as well, ...

Hello everyone! I'm hoping someone here can give me some insight as to why the top living level of this house became very hot since putting on a new roof barely a week ago.

First, here's the hous...

I have a three-unit property, and the family in the main house has a well-behaved male dachshund. Now they want to get a female to keep the male company--and they want to breed and "find good homes for" the puppies. ...

I would love to hear from the BP community what they believe are best practices of being a landlord? We are in the process of updating our documentation and procedures, and I want to make sure we are not missing anyth...

Finding the Deal
I came across this deal from a bandit sign I had put up in Havelock, NC. The owner called while I was on my lunchtime working out. Out of breath, we had a quick discussion. He described the property ...

I've seen several posts lately about the number of 1-4 unit properties one can finance with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and their respective guidelines. While the two GSE's are somewhat similar, it's important to reme...

I would like to open a discussion which drills into the actual content of these note investing courses that are offered.  I would like the conversation to steer away from identifying which or whose course you took but...

In December, I purchases an old triplex in West Virginia that was already filled with units under a non-profit homeless housing organization. The tenant in one of the apartments has been living there for years and has...