After two months of religiously studying this board and reading numerous books, last night I finally attended my first REIA. I felt extremely prepared as I had a sold foundation of knowledge (much to the thanks of ma...

Hi everyone,My name is Vince from Chicagoland area. I was reading a book on rental property by Brandon Turner and was referred to this page. I'm VERY excited to go down this path as a real estate investor :)  I've bee...

So I've been reading all the forums here for almost 2yrs and its frustrating when someone ask a question about contracts and wholesaling. They rarely get a straight answer without all the noise. As a newbie this frust...

Hello BP,What appliances do we need to provide for our tenants? My realtor said no fridge or laundry machines because of liability issue, but throughout the years of renting myself I never had to bring in my own fridg...

Hello,Quick question.  This is probably somewhere in the thread, but wanted to ask.  I am getting ready to purchase a note where neither the seller nor myself lives in the state where the property is.  All of the pape...

I am a minor league baseball player and I have zero experience with multifamily other than what I have read on it. I understand the best thing to do is start but I feel unequipped to take that jump and was curious if ...

I currently own one 60 unit (soon 90 unit) facility that is 15-20 minutes from my home. I am in escrow to purchase an 114 unit with room for expansion that is about 90 minutes from my home. Looking for advice and reco...

I have a solo 401(k) and the funds are held in a business checking account in the trust's name at Wells Fargo.  Apparently Wells Fargo is the most popular bank to use for this.  I just found out that if I don't make a...

Generally speaking, there are two main strategies when buying multifamily properties: Turn Key and Value Add. These strategies are very different and both have pros and cons.
In a turn key investment, the buyer does ...

I made a lot of bad decisions in college,  I started partying, racking up loans (even though I had full scholarships) and somehow still managed to max out two credit cards. It's been a year since I graduated college, ...