Hey BP, a friend recently mentioned that there are some buyers' agents that offer commission rebates of 1% or so. And since the commission is already factored into sale price (as the seller pays the commissions) thoug...

I'm confused.  Can you borrow money from solo 401k for personal use?  I understand like buying your primary resident.  Can you take a personal loan?  Personal loan can be buying a car or anything personal like that ri...

I got a call yesterday afternoon from a newbie RE investor I will try to para-phrase as best as I can . We are looking to do our first deal . My husband works for a remodeling contractor , willing to do the work but w...

Mortgage rates are about 6.9% right now, and have been trending downwards for 2H 2023. 
There's a poll going on in these forums, and most of you believe that mortgage rates will decrease in 2024. 
I'm not betting on...

Hey BP,I've been thinking recently on a topic that surprised me when I realized I had kind of thought this way my whole life and that is - going across the river to Illinois.To be more specific, I grew up in O'Fallon....

The carpets in some of my newly acquired rental properties are filthy and stinky. My wife did a good job with the carpet cleaner, but it seems this would be a reoccurring problem. Do you all find yourselves replacin...

While researching before investing. I found that the typical eviction time-frame in Chicago appears to be at least  3 months and up to 4 months. Well, those are the risks one must take and due diligence checking all r...

HI BP'ers. I live in the DC area. I'm interested in buy and hold. I ran across a successful rehabber in the Baltimore area who had used a business coach....in fact he had more than 1. Has anyone had any experience wit...

House on market and MLS for 175k. my cash offer of 175k is  accepted.  house under contract with nothing unusual from the bank. 2 months later bank counters offer at 220k WTH????  This is totally unethical and bait an...

Hello, looking for someone with experience in zoning "administrative adjustment" in Chicago. I want to change RT-4 zoned 3 flat to 4 legal units. RT-4 zoning - 1000 sq ft of lot size per unit. Lot is 3969 sq ft so its...