David Kieta
The Doom Loop in Chicago
"A “doom loop” therefore looms for Chicago and many other cities: Commercial leases don’t get renewed, leading to slashed commercial property tax valuations, forcing a higher tax burden on homes, reducing the value of...
Rob K.
Do you sell your rental when the value jumps?
Just curious what some of you other buy and hold types do when home values jump, but rents don't. I have some houses that I purchased for very little and they cash flowed very well. Now the values have gone way up ...
Sean Byrd
Tobin Hills, San Antonio, TX
I'm currently under contract for an investment property multi unit in Tobin Hills. I'm new to the area and wanted to know any information about the area. The cons and pros of the area and future potential. The investm...
PJ Kolnik
Opportunity Zones - Great Investing Trend?
Investors,I was reading about these new Opportunity Zones that are being established as part of the Tax Cut and Jobs Acts. I wanted to start a thread that starts the speculation of potential investment opporunity poss...
Diego Romero
Small building Condominium in Chicago
Hello,First time posting here. I am looking to buy a potential 2/2 condominium unit. The unit is part of a 4 unit building. The reason why the deal intrigues me is that it is a condo unit in Downtown Chicago that is n...
Guillaume Derouet
Property lost due to fire
Hi Guys, when you completely lost a property due to fire, can you write off the entire value for the taxes?How does it work?Please let me know.
Grant Garbo
Airbnb, In law suite
Hello All!I have recently purchased my private home in San Antonio, TX. There is a very spacious in-law suite in the rear of the property. I am confident that through airbnb I could bring in between $1000 to 1500 a ...
Danny Shore
closing costs & settlement costs
"When you receive a Good Faith Estimate, these are "estimates" of what your closing costs will be. The reason these are estimates, is the actual costs will vary slightly. There are several unknowns on a purchae transa...
Jonathan Dicks
Recent transplant to Houston - time to invest?
Hi everyone,My name is Jonathan and I recently moved to Houston, TX. I have begun looking around at properties. Would love to hear from local landlords about their experiences here in Houston. How the market is perfor...
Coran Clements
Investing on the South Side of Chicago
Are there any sleeper areas to invest on the South Side. I'm really interested in investing here as I grew up here but I know the market can be tricky.