After a long day of looking at some potential properties with some clients of mine, we decided to stop in at Selland's Market Cafe and grab some lunch. While waiting for my mouth-watering french dip to arrive, I decid...

Hi Everyone, I apologize in advance for the wall of text. I have some ideas on how I want to get started in this business and I was hoping that this might be the right place to get a reality/gut-check.

First, some ge...

I have a possible tenant that would like to lease my property for 2 years.. and pay in full up front. Obviously I am ok with this..  no chasing rent and such. But, would there be any negatives to this? And what type o...

Good evening bp family.  I would like to get opinions on hot water heaters vs tankless heaters. We have a 3 unit building with 3 separate water heaters for each unit. There is only 1 meter for the house so we have to ...

Hi, I am having the hardest time finding a bank that will open a checking account for an LLC because it is owned by my Roth IRA.  Apparently this is an issue that other investors have faced as well, because it require...

Pros and cons of renting to people you know? We have some interest from a few acquaintance/friends about our rental. We’re building a business and this is our first owner occupied duplex. What are some tips to keep th...

Hello BP. I just wanted to give a big thank you to all the talent we have here in 1 place. Thought I would type up a summary of my first year working on my dream. January 2015- Have been licensed RE broker for 1 year ...

Hello community! New investor here need advice on a deal I am about to do. Feel free to roast, criticize or give any advice you have I can take it. Backstory: 22 years old about to get out of military after first cont...

I'm in the process of starting my first direct mail campaign for absentee owners. I have my list and I'm trying to decide who to use for the mail piece.  I was wondering if anyone has used yellowletters.com and if so ...

i've checked out most of the threads regarding absentee owners and i've contacted a lot title companies here in chicago and no one knows what i'm talking about i talked to the people in my county tax office, recorder ...