i've checked out most of the threads regarding absentee owners and i've contacted a lot title companies here in chicago and no one knows what i'm talking about i talked to the people in my county tax office, recorder ...

Hello BP Community,I recently mailed out my first yellow letter batch to absentee owners, and I wanted to provide some info as to how things were going so far. I purchased a absentee owner list of 250 leads and used t...

I was curious if any folks who flip houses in the north have considered incorporating solar panels and / or heat pump technologies such as geothermal or air-source in their rehabs.  To install solar panels and a geoth...

I am just starting to accept applications from people with pets in my two 4-plexes. I am changing from my no-pet policy because of long vacancies, and I get many requests from would-be tenants with pets. I see lots of...

I have a property under contract and an issue came up with my end buyer. He is unable to take the property because of an unexpected problem on another house he is rehabbing. When talking to the seller BEFORE getting i...

I'm curious to see folk's philosophy on this. I consider my personal residence to be a doodad I live in. Yes, I bought it at about 20-30% fmv but regardless, it is a piece of real estate that garners no cashflow for...

One of our users, buyandselllv, posed the question:

Where to invest next?

He was interested in finding out about good areas to look at to find rental property. I realize it is a broad question, but wanted to re-pos...

How do you handle your anxiety at your monthly in-person meetups? OR do you forgo the meeting all together because of your anxiety and just scavenge the forums here on BP?

Hello BP Members,My wife and I are looking to get into Rental Property Investing (Multi-Family), and we may have found a property. Let me know if you think this is a good or bad deal?Property Info: Single Family, howe...

I'm remodelling my 1965 home that has the oh so popular wood wall paneling instead of sheet rock interior walls. I have seen plenty of hones with beautiful hardwood floors that were covered with carpeting as well. Whi...