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in your opinion and it's gotten worse these days...
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Let's say you are a brand new investor. You are 40 years old and you have a family. You have $80K in your savings account, and you decide you want to invest in real estate.
Knowing what you know now, what would you...
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New investor here. I have been walking through a lot of houses and trying to find a winner. I am getting some houses from wholesalers and their numbers seem to be very off. Ex: 130 purchase/50 rehab/240 ARV. I get my...
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One of the biggest things that you have in a flip project or even a buy and hold project is your contractors. A lot of times one of the things that people will say is, “I'll just go do the work myself,” well you got a...
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Hi All,I got interested in real estate about 2-3 months ago and have been listening to the podcast nonstop and have read about 4-5 books already. I’m eager to get my first property but am having a little trouble findi...
Last year I bought a gorgeous 20 acres country property in a famous small town in the middle of a forest with a 2008 built house in like-new condition. I put the property in a LLC with the intention of using it as a w...
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I currently have 12 units all of which are Class C. My ROI for most is around 12-14% and CoC way higher but how do I make my strategy work for Class A Properties? When I buy a property the following has been my stra...
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Hi-My wife and I are looking to buy our first property. I’m personally leaning towards a multi family home because I think it’s a great way to get started in real-estate while also having tenants pay for our mortgage....
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The duplex I’m house hacking has an uninsulated attic. It would cost me about $800 to do it myself. And the attic studs are non-standard distances apart, so I’m not even sure I could do it properly myself. I’m going t...
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BP community--I went under contract on a north side Chicago multifamily property (4-flat) this week (thanks @Brie Schmidt ). Basic inspection (thanks @George Foster ) and mold inspection occurred on Wednesday. There ...