I just turned 50, I've worked a great W2 for 26 years in tech sales/mgmt and managed to save $3M across 401k ($2M) and Stocks ($1M). I want out of the W2 world but the golden handcuffs (and 3 teenagers) keep me tether...

Hey fellow suburban Illinois BPers - 
Not sure if this has been sent/shared previously, but thought it'd be good to recap - Chicago Agent Magazine recently reported that suburban Chicago was ranked the second-hottest...

Hello BP posters. I'm brand new to REI and have a question about how to use limited marketing dollars. What's been your experience/results with Bandit Sign vs Direct Mail? I'm looking at the Central Ohio area.Thanks!

Hello,I'm working on building my real estate brand and am having a hard time deciding how much to combine or separate the sales side of my business from the investing side of things. My intuition is for the sake of cl...

Have a seller interested in owner financing. Owes $240k with 17-18 years left on a 30 year ARM. I offered him subject-to, with him taking a carrying for $50k. Retail would be around $315k. Yeah, not a whole lot off re...

My name is Ethan Johnson. I am new to the Portland area. Recently I have been listening to the biggerpockets podcast and have become very interested in real estate investing. Multifamily buy and hold properties seem t...

Hey BP Community,Long story short... before BP I received some "bad" counsel from a CPA to put our properties in an S-Corp instead of an LLC (properties are in Sacramento California if that matters).Fast forward 5 yea...

Just getting started, and I had a question for people who have done multiple deals. How long did it take you to close on your first deal from the time you started actively looking for deals? Wholesalers, Flippers, Buy...

I have been struggling with focusing my market research to one locale. My current RE market of Portland, OR is insane right now for my specific goals of entry level SFR or MFR yielding cash flow. There are two to thre...

Hello all,

I recently purchased a SFR in lyndhurst oh (a suburb on the east side of Cleveland). I am in the midst of a mostly cosmetic rehab but with the addition of a new hvac system. It currently has heat only( or...