Hi folks,My name is Gene Jordan.  I do not have a background in real estate.  I'm from the Greater St. Louis Metro Area and I live in Southern Illinois.  I'm an Information Technology professional.  I've signed up her...

Hi,I've been looking into self-storage, but market evaluation seems very different than residential.  Does anyone have some tips on how to analyze a market when evaluating deals?  I'm primarily looking into purchasing...

Okay so I'm about to close on a property with 36 tenants. My plan is after closing I'm going to install water sub-meters so I can bill back the water and sewer bills to the tenants. I will send out an Addendum (with s...

Good Morning Everyone! I have been a huge fan of the BiggerPockets Podcast for years now, but I am just now creating an account on this site. Real glad to be a part of this community!I am currently house hacking my to...

Over the past 6 months I have been on a serious hunt to purchase income producing parking lots & structures across several markets.  Three offers made so far but no deals. I just wanted to share some of my thought...

I invest in Houston, Texas. After a few flips and being forced each time to pay the, lets be honest, VERY expensive brokerage fees to gain assess to the local MLS service and for preparation of a few standard (and fr...

To my sisters and brothers in the real estate biz - I'm considering joining Exp Realty and curious to hear your thoughts - positive and negative - on this company/their approach. On the one hand, the stock options, ag...

Property Management software has been discussed often in the threads, but I found the follow-ups on which software was selected to be most instructive.My goal is to further systematize in 2015.  Overall, I am responsi...

Hi all,I wanted to put a question out there, since I know some of you have more experience than I do on this.My property came with a cell phone tower. That was really convenient, because of the reliable source of inco...

Hello all!  Just getting started to REI late in life (well...late relative to my young teen-20's).   Like many I've read about already, REI was something I never payed attention to throughout life other than thinking ...