An ordinance was introduced this week to re-legalize the construction of new "accessory dwelling units" on existing Chicago properties. This includes coach houses and basement & attic units, which could be added w...

I got a call from my tenant yesterday that the bay window in our rental unit has been smashed in by vandalism.  I submitted a claim to Allstate, and the promptly called me to today to let me know that my landlord's po...

I have always had carpet in my rentals but I’ve been hearing more praise for putting in hard floors for less expense during rental turnover. When I called in a couple of flooring guys for estimates, one recommended vi...

Seems to me when I look into buying a 60k house it comes with issues it's potentially on its last leg in a neighborhood that is consistent with the same issues in the same price point.

When going up to 100k you are...

So I just finished doing all the calculations for this flip. Man it was a beast. Almost 10 months from close to close and a huge project for a first time flipper.So here's what I got:I had a call from a direct mail ca...

To my fellow military men and women, as well as anyone else with any insight...

I’m looking to buy my first rental property, but I have a 6 or 7 month deployment coming up in several months. I will only be able to ge...

We have looked at a pre-foreclosure SFH  that is being "sold as-is, inspections for information only". It also says "broken glass in back, not suited for financing". NOTE: it is not listed as a pre-foreclosure on the ...

Hey everyone, over the last two years or so I have been trying my hand at wholesailing with no real success, now I was at one point in time one of those newbies who was gullible enough to believe that you don't need a...

Breaking my left hand in a bad accident has taken me out of the real estate game for longer than I hoped... I've recently started looking again and have quite some interest in this one particular property. Numbers:

B...