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Good morning BF. Been looking to get in the game for a little while now and ran across a potential investment by pure luck.Was originally looking at single family residential to start out with rentals.Commercial deal ...
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Economic Update
(Yom Kippur Edition)
The second quarter of 2020 (April, May & June) was the mother of all economic contractions. Real GDP shrank at a 31.7% annual rate, the largest drop for any quarter since ...
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I, like many, started out in single-family and small multifamily rentals. I enjoyed it, put a lot of sweat equity into it, and did pretty well over the years. I got wind of larger multifamily and thought it seemed mor...
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So I have a deal meltdown in process and would really appreciate assistance/advice on what my options are. Here's the scenario:Day 1. Two homes go on the market 3 doors apart at the same price. I immediately view. Day...
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This post is not about creative real estate deals. I am the conventional "BUY HOLD RENT IT OUT" long term investor.
I am terrified after reading the PROFESSIONAL TENANT FROM HELL sticky post. And on top of that, t...
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Hey All!Long time listener, first time caller... uh poster.If it helps form your opinion, a little background: We currently own a duplex down condo on the Far North side of Chicago, IL that we purchased almost two yea...
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I'm Retiring from Corporate!Next month, on January 18th, I will be retiring from my corporate job as an Internal Auditor to be a full-time real estate investor. I am super excited. I've been working toward this for ...
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I'd imagine there's a board with this, or a similar amount already but I couldn't find it... My question is, if you had 80-100K to invest where would you prefer to start? Numerous SFH, just 1 SFH, multi-family, apartm...
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Hi all,So I'm starting to get into real estate investing and have come across a problem that I'm sure many of you have had. Basically, whether to buy a house to live in and rent rooms out of or to buy a property somew...
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Hey guys! Super happy to report: the loan on my first duplex just funded and I'm expecting to pick up the keys tomorrow evening. Paid $700,000 for a duplex: 3 bed/1 bath upstairs and 1 bed/1 bath downstairs in the Nor...