Hello all,
I am a long-time forum lurker who recently has had the ability to more realistically consider starting my real estate investing journey. I have read multiple real estate investing books (currently have Mul...

Does the rise of self employed workers driven by (no pun intended) companies like Uber, Lyft and other app driven service jobs pose more risk than a standard 1099 applicant? Sure some can make 55k a year but some mont...

Economic Update
(Monday, March 22, 2012)
The TV commercial used to say “When E.F. Hutton speaks everyone listens.” Well, E.F. Hutton is no more. Now we have the Federal Reserve. And when the Fed speaks, truly EVE...

Okay, let me start with a real live example of what I’m talking about.  Then I’ll give you my take.  The year was 1976.  The parents of a good friend of mine were doing pretty well financially, and decided to buy a mu...

After several months of preparation and searching I've finally got my first property under contract. My goal is to rehab and flip the property within 3 months. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Here are the p...

Hey everyone!
I'm diving headfirst into property development here in Chicago, and honestly, I could use a little help from the community.
Here's what's on my mind as I kick off this journey:
Finding the Right Deal:...

I have been in a bit of a funk over recently. I currently buy and hold.  I have 23 doors all of which cash flow on paper, but don't in reality. I have a budget spreadsheet that I update each year based on previous yea...