Hey Everyone. I'm looking to get started in real estate investing with a house hack in the Irving Park Chicago neighborhood. There's a property I'm currently looking at that may offer the opportunity to initially pay ...

I just finished my 2013 numbers and am once again amazed at the validity of the 50% rule. Here are my numbers for the past several years. The number of units is the average units held throughout the year. To be cle...

I invest C+ to B neighborhoods in the Indianapolis (including Bloomington and Terre Haute) and Kansas City (including the suburbs). If we are doing a value add and assume that occupancy won't stabilize until the 3rd y...

Can someone explain the BRRRR method to me?

Hello all, I’m working on purchasing my first rental and wanted to know what interest rates others were possibly getting during this time in the market. Don’t really feel mine is being justified at 4.75%. It is my fir...

Hello everyone,

I'm reaching out to gather some insights and advice regarding a housing initiative my aunt and I are considering for migrants from third-world countries who are being relocated to the western part o...

My husband and I have no shortage of deals we have found in our market. Our problem is finding ones we are able to finance. We have become extremely creative, and have narrowed our search down to a triplex fixer upper...

New to the game, I have two single families so far. Went conventional on the first with 25% down got creative with a construction loan to fund the second this month. How are you guys refinancing in such quick time fra...

Looking at a SFH as first time investment [cash deal]
House is located in excellent area with plenty of jobs and hot market for houses
Overview:House is super clean and requires no repairs
Cost of house is $180,000...

I'm hoping to get some quick advice here.  I'm going to submit an offer on a HUD home today on behalf of a client who will be an owner occupant.  Today is the last day of the exclusive listing period for owner occupan...