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Work has me moving back to the Chicagoland area for about 6 months to 1 year. I'm originally from the area, and always consider Chicago "home". I currently have a place in Denver that I'll be renting out, and rather t...
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I'm debating whether or not I should let my contractor buy the materials for the job. What do you guys recommend I should do to go about this the right way?
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So, I actually try to respond to the yellow letters I receive. I figure that everything is for sale if the price is right and it's always nice to form a connection with a someone in the same market. But my goodness fo...
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Hello all! I just joined the forum and posted my introduction! I'll keep my back story short since I posted it in my profile and on my introduction. Anyways, I have been very interested in real estate investing and pe...
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I just graduated flight school and I have a school loan because of it. The payments for the loan are deferred for 2 years, but still accrue interest (interest rate is 7.2% and balance is ~$60k). I intend to buy my fir...
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Hi all, this is the first time I've experienced this issue so am hoping that some of you guys may be able to provide some insight or an innovative strategy that can enable me to help the owner of this property out... ...
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I am looking at single family homes for buy and hold. In reading the forums it seems the higher cash on cash returns come from smaller houses in bad neighborhoods, at least on paper. It seems to me that those type of ...
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Hey, Everyone!For anyone who's followed my journey, the timeline has been a bit spread but I'm closing in on my goal. I own a business in Boston, MA but now live in Bar Harbor, ME. It's a seasonal business, so over th...
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I am buying a new property and plan to rent the first one. Wondering if I should utilize a property management company or rent myself. Pros and cons of each one. Thanks in advance for any feedback.
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He folks, hope you are all well. So the title says it mostly. This is stressful.
I have 5 buildings totaling 11 units. They are all on the same property. I'm having increased issues with crime around two of the buil...