I am currently looking at a duplex in a D area. One unit is occupied and the other unit needs work. Once the second unit gets worked on, the duplex has a cap rate in the high teens. Another plus is that the city has a...

Recently, I was made aware of a high school vocational program that requires their students to build one house per year.  I thought this was a genius strategy to get free labor that is supervised by a  licensed contra...

Hi all, I’m 24 years old and thinking about purchasing my first property. I want to purchase a duplex home for less than 200k. I will live on one side and rent the other side. This covers my mortgage and I’ll be livin...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Lincoln.

Purchase price: $124,000

Cash invested: $24,800

Buy and hold single family that my brother and his friends rented while ...

I am researching online schools to fulfill the 168 hour education requirement that Colorado requires in order to obtain a real estate license. I was wondering if any Colorado Realtors could tell me which schools are t...

Hey Everyone, my last post I received some great help, but now, I am looking for advice/ guidance. It's practically July and The Fed meets at the end of July, and three more times after that. I expect slight increases...

Hi all, I'm browsing my options in real estate investing, I came across REITs and Tax Liens. Does anybody have experience in this type of investments and in terms of REITs, I heard there's almost 40% tax on the divide...

Hello BiggerPockets!I am a high school teacher on the South Side of Chicago and students have brought my attention to two gang/drug houses on streets adjacent to our school building. 6 of our students have been robbed...

My oldest who is in 6th grade wants to start selling candy at school. He buys in bulk and sells for a profit to his friends. I’m reading rich dad poor dad and want to encourage his young mind to start thinking outside...

Hi BP Family,
I am in the market for buy and hold properties to rent out. I have found several in an area that seems promising but the school rankings suck quite frankly. How important is this to renters? The propert...