I'm brand new to this website and just happen to find it over the weekend searching/reading articles on the internet and it seems like an awesome website and form, so I'm looking for some general advice. This is my...

Hello everyone, I've seen a topic like this in the past but I haven't found any recently.  Looking to motivate myself and others vicariously through some juicy stories.  How did you start investing in Real Estate and ...

When you have a substantial apartment deal underway and you need to bring in an investor to cover the 20% down payment, and they sign as guarantor of the non recourse loan along with you, what do you typically agree o...

Hello Everyone,For quite a while now I've been working with a client who wants to lease an apartment on the south side of Chicago.  She has credit issues (score unknown) and is self-employed.  She lives with her mothe...

I think I'm in the right forum for this question..I have a lead in Medina county Texas with some acreage and a house on it.The heir waited to long and never started the probate process after his mother passed away. ...

I am getting ready to rent my primary residence in June. One of my biggest problems is knowing when to call it good on rehab, I do construction and am pretty anal when it comes to that kind of stuff. I tend to see eve...

Hi,     I am looking into a fourplex and I am hoping someone could help me in analyzing the deal and how I can structure it with a hard money lender. What are some of the more common things to factor in on a fourplex...

I participated in an investment group recently and the key note speakers spoke about Section 8. They made is seem so easy... Sign a couple of sheets of paper, have an inspection, list your property and the tenants rol...

I spend a lot of time thinking about how to apply my financial background (18 years as an independent financial advisor) to the choices we all must make about real estate. I'm talking about choices like renting vs own...

Question for you all in this community, can you deduct interest paid out of HELOC, which the funds were used to buy a rental property? It is my understanding under the new law, HELOC interests are not deductible for a...