In my field (counseling), I've been working for almost 20 years.  While the salaries have been low, up until this year when things really spiked, the retirement plans and money able to be set aside was just embarrassi...

Our property is in Lake County, IL and we are going through a 1st transition from 1st tenants to our 2nd ones. Tenants that moved out this month, left some damages behind (some repairable and some not) as well as didn...

how different is it from residential? 

Morning all, I am meeting with a realtor for the first time tomorrow. I dont have a clear picture of what I am going to do yet, but I want to be (or at least sound) educated and knowledgeable. I'm a little nervous, bu...

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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I hope you enjoy the story and find it useful in your journey.
This past week I was a guest on the Million Podcast with Todd Capital. I shared a little bit about myself and my journey in real estate ...

Is your rental " pet friendly" ? if no why not?

Greetings BP,I have been running numbers and looking into renting a single rooms to college students vice entire homes to families. All the numbers I run lead to positive cash flow, but I’d love to hear from some inve...

As the topic states, sometimes when I speak with individuals new to real estate they will often site Trulia and or zillow to pull comps.

Thats not for a general estimate mind you, but for actual comps for the subject...

I am just starting out.

I have done research all during 2013 on how this process works. I have visited many single family homes in my area listed on the MLS with the intention of buying them on the spot if I ...