Alex K.
Spending that little extra for the "Forever" home, your thoughts?
Hey everyone,
This is one of my first few posts here. My wife and I are currently living in Orange County, California and we are looking to purchase our next home. We are being fairly picky and hoping we can find som...
Peter Ricca
Single Family Deal -- How would you do it?
Hi BP -- I'm in the process of closing on my 2nd real estate deal (central Ohio). I have several directions I can go with this property and wanted to ask your opinion. PropertySF Home 3BR 1BA $125k cash deal~$500 clos...
Frank S.
2020 Quality of Tenants. Where did the qualified applicants go?
Chicago, sub $1,000 rents. C to C- class area. Clean and rehabbed units
Are you seeing a drop in the quality of tenants drop this year in Chicago for the above-referenced market? Where did the good and qualified ten...
Brendan Chisholm
Fannie Mae Homestyle Loan Purchase
I wanted to use this month’s blog to stray a little bit away from the apartment investment content. This month, I will focus on residential real estate. A goal of my wife and I was to find a new home. In particular, w...
Account Closed
Buying First 4 Unit Investment Property With No Money
I am new here but I would like to share my story. I am 28 years old and have never owned any property before. I am scheduled to close on a 4 unit property real soon. I did my time in the military and am now eligible ...
Harish C
Help with first property & LLC
Backstory: Have a SFR in my wife’s name which we recently refinanced and currently being rented. Trying to start a LLC but lawyer highly recommended I get consent from the mortgage lender about transferring deed to...
Ralph Santos
Banks or Credit Unions?
I'm just beginning to build my property investment portfolio. As a beginner, which should i choose to open my investment portfolio account with? Should i go with a bank or with a credit union? What are the pros and...
Deborah Burian
Should I fix the gas stove I broke?
Tenant called and said she had a gas leak. She's not always completely accurate but I was in the area and went by to check. Sure enough, there is a slight gas odor in the kitchen. Have the stuff with me, check t...
Mark Ainley
What can make a turnkey offering more attractive?
Hello all,We are a buy and hold investor that operates in and around Chicago. We don't typically sell our properties but we are in a scenario where we have a partner that has a life situation requiring the partner to...
Jeff Owens
2% rule of thumb
I'm in the San Francisco area. Prices are to high for me so I'm looking one hour away. Like in Tracy CA. I still can't wrap my head around the 2% of sell price should be what you get for your monthly rent. I'm fin...