I'm preparing to do a full renovation of my tiny (<40 sqft) kitchen and have reached out to a few General Contractors who were referred to me. One of them already came on site and separately had an electrician come...

Here's the scenario: In escrow on property, seller provides rent roll and tenant is 10 days late on first months' rent. Note, lease was signed right before listing property, so this is first time rent has become  (i....

How does one know which ones are legitimate and which ones are scam? I saw comments about one hard money lender in particular and they were very bad reviews.

My wife (@Shannon Smith ) and I started house shopping while living in Bend Oregon during late 2009, and we looked into the possibility of renting out a bedroom to help offset living costs. During our first few months...

I know that isn't a lot of money, but I'm not looking for a mansion.I'm 22, and I've been working dead end jobs since I was 18 to take care of my mom and younger sibling. In that time I've managed to save 17k, and I t...

I have been asked to partner on an investment property (in the US) with a foreign investor. It would be a cash deal. Two questions about this. 1. Are there any special considerations I should think about  in structuri...

Recently, in the case Birdsong, doctor's wife demonstrated that she actively and extensively managed their rental properties and was therefore a “real estate professional”. RE professional is not limited by the passi...

We put an offer in on a 4 plex that is currently being used as a by the week rental (mostly). The numbers the owners gave us for current rent prices and utilities is based off of that model. The price of the property ...

Really how bad is it in Chicago to invest now.  I see Texas, Colorado, Tennessee, Denver, even Indian but I dont see a lot about Chicago IL investor making investment.  Is the market that sewed up that investor don't ...

Please let me know what you think of my business card. I know a lot of investors have 2 cards - 1 professional and 1 we buy homes. I thought I would try to use this card as dual purpose. Please let me know what you...