When you are starting out your real estate investment business make sure you have the proper team in place to guide you through the process. One of the biggest issues I see, as a licensed insurance professional that f...

Hi BP! We are starting out and would like your advice. We have been reading that there are definite tax advantages to having your properties (as their associated income) contained within an LLC. As we haven’t establi...

Hi All, I'm looking for an easier way to manage my properties and books. I'm spending too much time with only 5 units. I’m planning to acquire more properties, and I want something that I can scale. I currently have 5...

Hello all-I have been evaluating a property which I would potentially be partnering on in Marco Island, Florida and seek some input from more experienced Retail / Strip center commercial property investors. This prope...

We are getting ready to set up our LLC and are wondering if anyone from California has opened one in another state to get around the large yearly tax of $800 in our lovely state. We have been advised by an attorney to...

Hi All,I'm a reasonably experienced SFR investor, having bought, renovated, and managed a dozen units in Atlanta for some years (started late 2007). Much of this was me personally, until having a family and then in ea...

Hey guys, a little background before my question: 
I am 21 years old, and I live in the Chicago suburbs. I am currently a commercial real estate broker specializing in retail, and so far, I have made roughly $25,000....

For those of you who own large multifamily properties, how do you manage them?Do you hire your own manager? Do you use a 3rd party company? Do you let the manager live in 1 of the units?What types of maintenance does ...

Hi I purchased my first triplex fully rented in Philadelphia.  Currently all of the units are carpeted.  Once the tenants move out would laminate flooring be ideal or vinyl?  I see an equal amount of comments for eith...