Greetings fellow investors,I am complete noob, been looking to buy a 3-4 unit somewhere in Chicago area, preferably in the north-west or west suburbs. My question is, with rising taxes, anti-landlord regulations, stag...

Hello all,Currently I am only buying and selling homes as far as my 'investing goes' but reading more and more content on buy and hold investing. I'm intrigued by the idea as a live in owner of a 4 flat somewhere here...

Hello, from the Chi!

My name is Emilie and I am brand new to the real estate industry. I am a marketing guru that recently started working for Midland IRA, an awesome Chicago-based Self-Directed IRA company. ...

I graduated from college in May and I moved to Chicago shortly afterwards to start my job. I have constantly been looking for deals in Chicago but it is very difficult to find cash flow in areas that I would want to b...

Hi Everybody,New to the site, and just finished the book on investing with no and low money down (paraphrasing the title). My main takeaway on how to start (besides just getting out there and talking to people) is to ...

Hi BP Members,
Hello from Chicago! My husband Duncan and I are looking to get started in REI in the Grand Rapids, MI area because he grew up there and because the market is much more affordable than Chicago. We'll be...

I looking to purchase a 2 flat in the chicago area and be a live in owner. It's an off market deal through a wholesaler. One of the requirements is a $10k non refundable earnest money deposit. Like all deals the selle...

I've been actively looking for a multi-family investment property in Grand Rapids, Mi (GR) for the past 2-3 months and have continually run into either bidding wars, deals that get snapped up the very next day, or pla...

Hello! I split up my information below to make it easier to follow.

Who am I

My name is Alex. I recently moved to downtown Chicago from law school in California. I grew up in the western suburbs o...

Hi there,Asking such a big question: I'm trying to get my first deal done, and still trying to narrow down which city/area I should be looking at.I'm a first time investor, I live in San Jose, CA, but I'm inclined to ...