I am wondering whether I should finish the basement; I can do it very cheaply myself, but the cost of adding an egress window is worrying me.1. If I do most of the work myself, how much should adding an egress cost?2....

Im from canada and ive been emailing another investor in the U.S and she was telling me my $15000 rehab costs were too low. 15k for her would be paint and carpets. Thats it.  For me 20 grand would be 2 bed rooms, half...

I was reading the other thread by Brandon Turner about your worst tenant horror story. It made me think about some nasty houses I've looked at over the years. I have two that really stand out in my mind.

The first wa...

It's an interesting experience to work on a property you rehabed a long time ago - some of my first rental properties are now long enough in service that I have to start making some repairs. And I am shocked with some...

I want to keep a close eye on my properties, but at the same time, I don't want to annoy my tenants. I'd like to develop a standard checklist that I use quarterly or biannually at each property, but I'm not quite sure...

Hello all,I have been a member for about a month and have been too afraid to throw out an introduction until now, it is time for me to jump in. Roughly five months ago I bought my first investment property and I'm hoo...

Hi allBeen a while I posted on here.  Life.A deal I've been working on for close to 3 months is suddenly falling apart and I am in 'desperate' need of a hard money lender that operates in the Chicago area.The property...

Start Small and make your big mistakes Early.
Deal breakers- market, finance, zoning, footings, road type, water/sewer availability, Storm sewers, Storm retention ponds, over Analyzing, too Greedy. Everything else yo...

I have been obsessed with shipping containers homes and apartments for the last 15 years. I am now in the position to build my first small apartment complex and I want to use prefab shipping container studios to do so...

To all real estate investors, what did you prepare before you made your first property purchase? Did you create a company name, business website, business card etc. What do you wish you would have been more prepared f...