I’ve found a few properties that might be good deals if the list price can be negotiated down a little (~10%). I’d like to put an offer in but will need to find a hard money or private money lender because all of my m...

I have a couple of really good properties in Chicago and St. Louis areas but I'm really having a hard time with investors. Either the property isn't in the area they're looking for, or they're not seeing the equity. A...

What service/value could a real estate agent offer to an agency on a part time basis? In my situation I have a full time job as a banker and work with real estate from the credit side, but want to start learning about...

My husband and I have two rentals- my former residence, a condo in the city of Chicago, and his, a SFH in a B/B- western suburb. My condo cash flows $550 per month, we lose about $50 with his.

I need your advice on ...

So I've posted only a couple of times here on BP and I feel like I would get more out of this if I were to just lay it all out there.  So here it goes, some things to consider and then I will lay out my questions.BUSI...

I have heard several podcasts related to Partnering to scale up and buy a commercial apartment building.  It sounds like they get a deal under contract and then raise the capital. How is that possible for someone inex...

I am submitting a hud offer on a home as an investor. What is the lowest acceptable commission for a realtor as the buyers agent? This agent has showed me 2 houses, and done 2 cmas for me. I found all the properties I...

I spoke to my lender and he said it would be best to talk to a title company that would transfer from my name to an LLC. He said it was hard to do that versus doing it in a trust. I spoke to a lawyer and does not reco...

Hello! My wife and I are preparing to buy our first rental property for investment purposes. I'll detail the ongoing process here in this thread so others can follow along and see what it's like for a fellow fir...

Hi everyone,I'm a complete newbie at investing, and I feel like even with the books I've read there are still so many unanswered questions I have. For information, I'm a year out of college and have a very decent W2 i...