I'm considering purchasing a 2 flat property in a suburb of Chicago but the timing isn't great for the family to move--I would rather not pull our child out of middle school during the last year--so I'm wondering if t...

I've had several conversations recently with new investor clients trying to buy their first rental, and the first question most people ask is "how do I know if it will make a good investment?" My go-to calculation for...

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I have been self educating on MF for some time now. I have decided that joining a mentorship program to help with confidence and connect with like minded individuals is what I need to rea...

I recently visited a house marketed as a multi-family house going for a pretty good, price. I overall love the quality and everything with the house, it needs a bit of work, but nothing out of my range. All the houses...

A new tenant had a small water leak in her apartment due to a clogged drain. I cleaned up the water, which did not damage her belongings since it was minor. I had to shut the water off to the apartment since, at the t...

Hi all. I'm new to mobile home park investing.  A friend got a piece of land under contract that is in an area I would describe as: growing, nice for a double-wide and small home neighborhood (some trailers, but every...

In April I got a four-plex under contract, sourced from the MLS. The seller/owner occupies one apartment and the other three units are used as storage. The seller took their time getting their loan payoff and tax info...

I am in the Tampa Bay area and Wall Street has completely screwed things up here. They have pumped so much money into homes here to rent them out that the inventory is now just crack houses. I am sitting on money b...

I've heard that Wholesaling is a good place to start because one can potentially close several deals without ever investing personal capital.  About me: Interested in real estate for nearly a year now.  I have been re...

Many investors I know are actively bypassing realtors, and I would like to hear what others think.

(I know this is probably not popular in a forum made of realtors. I am primarily interested in hearing when this stra...