I manage real estate for investors, and wanted to hear from the insurance brokers as to what your feel is for the growing number of "service Animals" in rental properties. The biggest concern that I have is that we ca...

I'm new to landlording so please bear with me.

I'm closing on a condo in the next month and I'm not sure if I should collect last month's payment or a security deposit. The condo is in a low income area so I don't...

I'd love to hear from those who are on the cusp of leaving their 9-5's, their cubicles, their corporate golden handcuffs, for a new life as a passive or not so passive real estate investor.Will it be this year? Are yo...

I usually hear about qualities we need from our real estate agents as investors, but I don't generally know what agents need, especially when working with investors. What does your ideal, investor, working relationshi...

BP community--I went under contract on a north side Chicago multifamily property (4-flat) this week (thanks @Brie Schmidt  ). Basic inspection (thanks @George Foster ) and mold inspection occurred on Wednesday. There ...

We were just yesterday looking at some options for home warranty type of services and I think crowd-sourcing this one may help:The provider we were looking at specifically was HomeServe, however there are numerous oth...

In responding to a post on this forum titled "Losing Buyers", I thought of an idea...

Why don't we all contribute to creating a list of "Flip-Friendly" Lenders that don't care abotu title seasoning or only look for a...

I hear a lot on the podcasts and have read on the forums that many property owners pretend that they are not the owners of the property when they meet a tenant or potential tenant.  Instead, they lead that person to b...

I'm going to preface this with what I've said on other posts... I understand that no one has a crystal ball. I'm going to be moving to Plano/ Rockwall TX in July/ August (can't move earlier due to kids in school). I'm...

Another one bites the dust! We closed yesterday and have officially sold off our 2nd baby, aka our 2nd flip. This project wasn’t nearly as extensive as our 1st, but it was very fulfilling and still learned a ton. This...