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Does anyone have any familiarity with the west side of chicago? What areas are good for flips? What areas are good for rentals?also on average how are the property taxes? IL property taxes can make s...

Hi all -I am looking for some guidance on evaluating the value of improvements to a duplex I recently aquired. Not sure what metric I should be using to evaluate this opportunity. The situation is that I have a duple...

I just watched the news and heard that there was a 400 point drop in the stock market and it is not going to stop. Will this drop spill over to real estate? I know that many people make predictions about the stock mar...

Hello, Im brand spankin new to biggerpockets. I have been bit by the real estate bug and now theres no going back. With all the opportunities in this field to grow and prosper, I'm elated to say the least. Joining big...

Hi BP,My name is Chris Pray. I'm originally from Queensbury, NY. I went to college in Potsdam, NY. I recently graduated with a bachelors degree in computer science and mathematics in May. I got a job as a systems ...

I was watching a Barbara Corcoran podcast and the host was asking her; why it's a good time to buy a home when interest rates are high? 
Her response was something along the lines of wait until mortgage rates are in ...

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $245,000

Cash invested: $74,000

The 2 bedroom will be a long-term rental and the one bedroom will be a mediu...

Hello,

I'm trying to get a sense of the best up and coming areas in Chicago over the next 10-15 years.

Does anyone have any neighborhoods that they are currently investing in that they expect to be the next "wicker...

After purchasing a few buy and holds in Florida I realized how hot my market is and wanted to buy more but needed some cash...so I decided to do a flip.  I ended up at the foreclosure auction bidding on a house (that ...

I suppose after listening to hundreds of hours of Mr. Turner and Mr. Greene's voices on Youtube videos, I probably should make an effort to start posting in the forums. By day I am practicing reviewing deals, and by n...