An ordinance was introduced this week to re-legalize the construction of new "accessory dwelling units" on existing Chicago properties. This includes coach houses and basement & attic units, which could be added w...

I am a younger attorney located in Los Angeles with experience in government and landlord/tenant law.  I've decided to take the first steps into real estate investing with a business partner, also located in Los Angel...

Hello all, I stumbled across BP and haven't been able to stop reading everyone's and opinions regarding a new, but passionate investing subject I'd like to get started in - Real Estate. Particularly, in Las Vegas w...

Hello! This is a newbie question but couldn't find it asked anywhere else.

I want to buy a multi-family building and plan on spending the next year saving up the down payment and learning more about analyzing invest...

I know that when a new tenant offers to pay upfront its a red flag. However, for an existing (good) tenant anyone ever consider offering a plan where rent can be paid in advance in return for a discount?  I am in soft...

Hi there. I have a quite ready & willing capital partner who is a Canadian citizen. Actually a small group of Canadians. If we were to partner in such a way that included them providing capital and our team doing ...

Perhaps this is a better topic for a blog post, and perhaps I'll do that. But - is there a bubble or isn't there? Should we keep buying, or shouldn't we?On one hand, prices are outpacing income growth. On the other ha...

I am currently stationed in Los Angeles with two other active-duty service members. We are trying to figure out how to use each of our VA Home Loan COEs to purchase a multi-family property, ideally 4-units. We are loo...