Hello. I am new to the game. I'm working on my first deal and it is in Chicago. I didn't research enough in advance to find out that the permit process can really be a hiccup in your project. Is anyone currently rehab...

We are approaching the Thanksgiving season and I thought I start off  a little early with a progress of ownership and a big thanks to the whole biggerpockets.com family. @Joel Owens in particular. I made my first real...

Team,Here is a deal which i'm contemplating purchasing.  But wait, is it worth it..This would be purchased as an owner occupant using my 2nd VA Loan.- 4 unit property asking a sale price of $260K- 2/2 rented @ $695 pe...

Hello everybody! A little bit about myself. I am a 23 year old new officer in the Air Force stationed in Los Angeles. I've been living out here since July and as of recently have wanted to get my real estate investmen...

My wife hates our CPA. We don't get much advice, he's disorganized, and the last straw was him sending out a group email to 200+ clients exposing everyone's contacts! That's like a 1998 internet mistake. I would never...

Hi all,In search of some guidelines for what is appropriate to ask in a prospective tenant pre-screen questionnaire (what amount of information do folks use for their own criteria, and where can I read about what is u...

my lawyer intially said his cost is $500, but just got billed for add'l fees  for filing, etc, and the total  is $975 !!what is the typical cost for evictions these days? does this seem unusually high? i'm in NY---tha...

During the downturn my wife and I bought a few rental houses here in our neighborhood of Queen Creek (Phoenix).  This spring we decided to sell one of them using a 1031 exchange and purchase the some replacement prope...

I just bought my first rental property near Johns Hopkins in Baltimore - a nice 3bed/2bath about 1500 square feet.  The house has forced air heat, but no cooling.  I'm debating putting in A/C but I'm guessing to run t...

A recent forum discussion talked about how an investor's scope of work said to include "EVERYTHING" in their proposal to 'gut the property, buy materials and rehab per plan.' Long story short, the contractor did not ...