I want to start investing out of state and wanted to see how people evaluate markets.  My market is far too rich for my blood at the moment, but I want to be in decent markets and I'm not sure how to identify those.  ...

I know a mentor can be anyone, but for someone who doesn't personally know any real estate investors, how would I go about finding one to advise me? I might have a deal, but I'll never know unless I can ask someone wi...

I purchased a 4-unit building gut rehab in Chicago, with a 203k loan.The contract had an “as is” addendum.My contractor applied for building permits with the City of Chicago building department.They were advised that ...

Hello again everyone! My predicament: I have a very, very small amount of capital to invest in real estate and deals and so forth (under $1500). I'm sure many new investors have this problem as well. My question: does...

Hi all, I'm new to the industry and trying to learn more about what it's like as a real estate agent (any kind!), and would love to know what you think is the hardest part of the job. What is the biggest challenge you...

We may called New Investor, haven't experienced court filing and all that procedure. First eviction filing on our own without success because we took the payment before the court which is no..no, okay we learn that wo...

The Everything Store by Brad Stone - Takeaways from the book! James’s Intro 9th book of the year out of my goal of 52 this year. For me this book had a lot of little takeaways so I’ll just list them out in no order....

I always see land for sale really cheap in the rural areas of nowhere and always wondered how much it would cost to develop out in the middle of the desert. Anyway, what does it mean when the ad refers to a water mete...

Hello All,I have a current tenant who changed the dead-bolt lock without my permission.  I found this out last weekend when cleaning out an extra storage area in the (condo) basement.I am planning to sell the place an...

Good day BP people, I believe I'm close to pulling the trigger on a fourplex that I found off market. We have come to a price and will be working out the details shortly for the transaction. I had a tour of the baseme...