We all know it takes time to close on your first property. Before you lose patience or get discouraged, do not give up!Personally, it took me over 4 months of analyzing the right location and finding the right type of...

Hello everyone!I am closing on a 20 unit building and my goal is to make it as "green" as possible. It currently has 7 vacant units, it is a 1928 brick building with a flat roof. So, I am looking for any and all of th...

First, this post isn't intended to be a hubris, self-promoting, story. Well, maybe just a little bit of it. I'm proud of my wife and I! I'm not ashamed to say it!
Anyways, me and my wife are a relatively young couple...

Hello, my name is Jeff and i'm new to RE investing. I would like your honest opinions and feedback ( negative or positive ) so i can improve my self and situation. My goals are to own commercial real estate to generat...

Hey BP Nation - specially those based in Chicago:I am putting together a "Real Estate Investing Joint Venture School".It's my anti-dote to the guru "education". It's FREE and only active BP members can teach in this s...

The old investment adage of "buy low, sell high" always haunts me during times like these.  We are finding ourselves in a financial position where we'd like to make some investments in the near future, and would like ...

Hi everyone, this is my first post on BiggerPockets. If I should move this thread elsewhere, please let me know.
Background: My girlfriend and I currently (Late 20s) rent a Condo from a guy in Denver. We both have st...

It is time to ask for some help making a new strategy for my mixed-use property.Background:I have a mixed use multi-family building in a commercial district zoned as Urban Mix. I've owned it for 7 years and it has not...

My husband and I are from Socal, and moved up to Washington state last year. It's not as cheap as we thought it was going to be up here and for me its way too cold. We are really interested in owning rental propertie...