I’m looking to support my husbands RE goals by choosing a career path that offers perks/unfair advantages, or at the very least, education, that will help us in pursing RE. So, what job do you wish your spouse had (in...

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 ...

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I came across a deal in my area that seemed ideal for a flip. The house in question needs a total rehab, but was priced significantly under comparable homes in the neighborhood. It was listed for around 200k...

Well, as the pinheads in the media tell the world there is a glimmer of hope and the economy may be starting a turn around, one in every 374 houses received a foreclosure notice last month. Hmmm. That is even higher t...

Hello all, This is kind of a personal rant/ reflection so by no means do I expect many to read this. I'm at a crossroads in my life. I am frustrated with my job, and cannot take it anymore. It is at the point where I ...

Hello Everyone! I'm clearly not *that* Brian Burke (something I've had to say on 3 completely separate occasions in my life now)
I'm a complete newbie currently renting in Naperville and working downtown. I've just b...

Im in the early stages of closing on my first fixer-upper. Whats the best way to find good contractors? Would I need to find someone who can do most of the work or would it be best to hedge my bets by splitting the ...

This may seem like a noobie question, but I’m looking for some in depth answers. I’m wondering how a recession affects various aspects of commercial real estate, specifically multifamily properties. I understand inves...

So I finally decided to take an aggregate look at my numbers instead of year by year slices, since I now have a reasonable number of rental data on my own properties (656 months)Here's the breakdown of where the rent ...

I am looking at doing a duplex  house hack in TX.  I am having some trouble with understanding how I go about calculating CoC return or my cap rate as I will be living in one with the hope that the other side can allo...