Chicago is a hot market now but the State, County and City all have significant public employee pension and healthcare debt (that cannot be reduced except maybe in a bankruptcy).  Property taxes are already high, but ...

Hi there!  My first blog post!  :)  I'm new to BP -- just started learning more about real estate investments.  I had picked up Rich Dad Poor Dad a long while back, but am now getting back to educating myself.That bei...

Many media outlets, respected investors and the like are reporting 2013 will be yet another recession. Possibly more severe than the one in 2008 due to factors such as increased national debt, printing money, manipula...

I have a very basic question (almost sounds silly), I keep hearing property prices always go higher in the long term (not referring to short term fluctuations). Apart from that's how its been historically can someone ...

Apparently surging violent crime, massive tax hikes and insolvent public pensions are bad for attracting new residents...who knew? On the other hand, 364 days of sunshine per year, minimal crime, brand new infrastru...

Hello BPers,As we all spend time analyzing deals and determining “flip” or “buy and hold” I was wondering if anybody here currently runs their numbers anticipating another major market correction. I am not sure if an...