I have seen several window posts lately and thought I share one on glass properties. I have tried to break this down to simple terms and only hit the important parts of glass.  There are many variables to glass but on...

Hi BP - Had a question / request that I wasn't sure could be answered here as its typically Residential based. However, acquiring and managing a commercial RE property, Medical office building with 3 existing tenants ...

Hey everyone! Running into a snag with financing we’d love some help with. My fiancé and I are Brrrring in Buffalo NY and realizing the 6 month seasoning period most banks have is far too long to have all our cash ti...

hi all,If one of the units In Our building said they have bed bugs is that our responsibility to take care of it or since they brought it in are they responsible for it? Thanks 

Hello,Am I the only real estate photographer in this forums? 

Hello Everyone,This post will be a bit long winded.  I am considering selling my 4 unit building in the Ravenswood area of Chicago.  The property is located near Ashland and Lawrence.  I am having a little bit of trou...

I'm looking to purchase rental properties but have been self-employed for the past year and have been told by 1 lender than there is a 2 year minimum. I'm a RE Appraiser and have been this for 5 years. 
I'm curious h...

We're going to sell some building lots that we have divided off of our farm, and do a 1031 exchange with the proceeds. We'd like to pull at least some of the development expenses out of the sales money before we rein...

I currently spoke to a lender and he was telling me that he can get me a mortgage rate at 4.2%. I thought this was a bit high seeing that rates were lowered by the Federal reserve. I was thinking mortgage rates would ...

HelloUp to this point I've used local small banks for commercial loans. These are always recourse. I am also aware of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans which have favorable terms including being non recourse but accord...