I have been receiving a lot of interest in some of my rental mobile homes from Hispanic people that have recently moved to the U.S. from various Latin American countries (Central America and Mexico mostly).  Most of t...

I’d like to start a new kind of real estate brokerage. It would dually represent buyers and sellers and charge a total commission of no more than 0.6%. Instead of depending on buyer agents to drive prospects from hous...

Happy 2018 Ya’ll!The New Year is a great way to make some New Years resolutions towards advancing you're investment goals! I started my first investment with a 4 flat on the northwest side. I used FHA financing and li...

I love this. All of Wall Street is getting bailed out by the taxpayer. Why? Because they have “toxic assets.” Since we are abandoning free market principals (government bailing out all so called “capitalist...

Just wanted to see how fellow BPers feel about future interest rates? As all investments are linked to rates, I feel that rates in the future matters a great deal.

If an investment property is purchased today and th...

Hey everyone. First post asking for advice. =) Purchased a duplex for 90K on a land contract in August. About to close on it Friday the 26th and buy out the sellers mortgage with my own. His mortgage was 140, so I wil...

Hey all,I'm looking to enter the RE market with a few rental properties, ideally in the Chicago suburbs. I'll have the option to invest anywhere from $50,000 - $100,000 in down payments. I'm targeting rent-ready singl...

Do I pay taxes on flips What do I do

So, this post is NOT meant to scare you, newbies. But... this is gonna freak you out :) This tenant is in the process of being evicted. To make matters worse, he lit his kitchen on fire; accidentally, supposedly. Anyw...