Hello all,
I am currently in suspended escrow on a duplex and have been since late March.  Escrow cannot resume until sellers are in escrow on a replacement property.  They have a few more weeks until the clock runs ...

Hi BPersI'm looking at buying a house in Chicago whose roof is intact and without leaks but very near end of life according to both the general inspection and a roofing spection. The roof is 1250 square feet and is qu...

Hello, I hate posting this here but I am out of options. And I know in real estate that’s never fully true. I discovered BP in the process of doing research for my RE license course and I have got to say the community...

How many of you are full time employees at your work, but do rental properties on the side? Can you share your systems that you have in place that have allowed you to be successful? How many rentals, returns, goals, o...

Hello everyone, I would like to have a FHA loan for my first investment property and put down 3.5% as down payment. even though I don't have a two year work history, I have 6 months of great bank statements. Making 10...

I’m actually a huge proponent of education and courses, good ones at least, so don’t take this the wrong way, but there’s usually a HUGE gap in what is taught online and what the reality is when running a direct-to-se...

After 15 years of enjoying and learning, and teaching on BP, something has occurred to me.  Most people new to real estate are influenced by YouTube videos, guru seminars, podcasts, workshops, or real estate how to bo...

What’s the best way to handle a tenant who has breached the contract on smoking? 

There is a property next door to a friends' house that is currently in pre-foreclosure we are interested in trying to buy.

Notice of default was filed 6/6/09, so the 90 day window is coming soon. I went to the count...

Hello,
I have an issue with a contractor. Who said he ordered the material for the rehab but still has not produced it after weeks of saying he did. What would be the legal course of action?