Hello everyone, I am looking to make a career change and become a commercial real estate broker in Chicago. (A good friend told me that I should go into commercial real estate and he would send his HNW clients (10+mil...

How would I go about converting these 5 garages that are attached to the property into 4 more units. The zoning on the property is 5-9 units. Would this be a sensible decision and around how much did it cost. If anyon...

Dear BP,I'm getting started and am interested in buy and hold, both for retirement and to build assets for my family.  I have some funds in an IRA and other funds outside.  Any recommendations on choice of entity?Than...

Looking forward to meeting you investing Gurus and jumping in and learning the ropes along my new journey of RE investing. Priority is to focus in putting together a dependable team that will be cohesive with my Desig...

I'm analyzing a possible new development deal and when checking with the city, they have provided a checklist of what they need to see in the site plans that get submitted for approval.Complete sets of plans consist o...

My partner and I are looking to network and connect with relationship focused local commercial lenders in the Phoenix Arizona area. Our financing strategy is creative and we are looking to avoid the big brand bank nam...

I recently got hooked up with a local investor as a property finder, or bird dog as is the less appealing term. I want to start doing a bit of marketing and networking, so I'm thinking about designing a business card ...

I’m new at this and can tell that these renovations don’t sell for top dollar, but flippers insist on gray floors with gray walls. Why?

Hey everyone! I bought a historic building in a small town last summer and have finished the interior demo. It is completely gutted now. I am leaving it wide open and opening a small neighborhood pub with an investor ...

First post here for me; appreciate any and all ideas and advice.Background: I own a 5 unit rental, 1 and 2 bedroom units, near a strong and growing technical trade school in South Dakota.  Despite a primarily student ...