Hello,  I found an 8 unit building on the South Side of Chicago.  I'm in San Diego for work but i'm from Chicago I will definitely need to get property management. The first months rent fee cuts into my cash flow for ...

Can the broker/lender lock in the rates on a mortgage loan without me explicitly signing the Loan Estimate/Disclosures? The lender I am working with kind of did bait and switch. He gave a Loan Disclosures/Estimate wit...

Hi all,I'm interested in finding tools that will pull data from the MLS into a spreadsheet and also estimate historical rental data for addresses using rentometer - I'd like to establish a simple threshold of $/month ...

I am just wondering if the 50% rule actually works?  If I factor in actual expenses and use 10% each for repairs/maintenance, management, vacancy and Cap Ex that gives me 40% of rents right there.  No way I can pay ta...

Good evening. First, thanks to everyone who gets involved on Biggerpockets. I have sent many, many hours on BP learning a ton from the experience of others.

I have found a property that will have more than ad...

Here are the numbers on a potential Trustee's Sale deal. Is there enough profit here and have I overlooked something big? Thanks for any feedback.ARV: $375,000  (Broker says more but this is a solid, well comped numbe...

Hi guys, We've found a 3 bed/2 bath, 3 car garage, finished basement, nice yard with sprinkler system and well in a very desirable school district. It has been foreclosed on and just listed for sale at $120,000. I am ...

I was talking to a friend last week and he is interested in buying his first investment property. I have a couple and he started asking me how I budget for those properties in case of emergencies. It made me wonder, "...

Hello allWould like to get some advice from Real Estate Developers...So, we're in Canada and we own several rental properties, and want to expand our portfolio. Prices have gone up a lot here, and so buying to rent is...

Property taxes bills are about to hit the mail and I thought I would help those in the Austin and Central Texas area know how to protest them.  In my opinion, you should protest your taxes every year as it can only sa...