Well, its Labor Day.  And I worked more today than yesterday.Stopped to watch a couple of youtubes and they got me thinking.  Got a notification someone voted for a post I made; they were from New York City.   Both it...

So I'm still poking around and looking for how to invest in RE. I haven't purchased an investment property yet, but am currently offered a private financing deal w/ a neighbor/friend.So my neighbor a few houses down i...

This is my first post. I hope I didn't make the rookie mistake of asking something that has already been asked and answered. I looked all over the board and haven't found this specific situation. I am currently puttin...

Hello, I am a newbie at real estate investing... I bought a 2 flat in Chicago in an up and coming neighborhood (Logan/Avondale area) about 10 yrs ago. Newbie because I bought it as a primary home at first, but now wan...

I believe you do your own management and maintenance. How does that affect your expense ratio? Does that take it down to 40 or 35% on average??

Also, is there any maintenance/repairs/improvements that you never do yo...

Hi everyone! I am very interested in getting into the world of commercial real estate where the loan you can get is not dependent on your income, and you can seriously increase the value of the property via NOI, simpl...

I'm trying to get more organized and systemized, specifically when dealing with contractors and getting quotes.What I'm looking to do is to have an SOW Template for assessing a rehab.  This would be a pre-printed form...

Hey y’all! I’m needing a system for my crew, bookkeeper, project manager, and assistant during flips and contract jobs to be more organized. I heard briefly about podio but really don’t know where to start or if there...

Hello, I’m thinking about hiring my contractor as a full time employee. I just read “how to buy & manage rental properties” and it stated it’s better to hire independent contractors than employees to avoid keeping...

Hello,
I have an industrial building, 40k sq ft. 16 k sq ft is a new roof.
I have two specific leaks that roofer is working to fix, after new roof install. We are having dry weather. What us best way to test if roo...