Ryan Boren
Is it smart to invest in Illinois, specifically Cook County?
Hey BP,
I currently live in the south suburbs of Chicago near Crete, IL and own a SFR in Steger, IL on the Will County side. My taxes are not horrible approximately $3,500 a year on a 1100 sq ft 3 bed two bath.
I u...
Bill H.
Terminating a lease
Hello All,
I bought a property about 18 months ago with an existing tenant. I screened her and decided to keep her. She's consistently paid slow, but she's never been more than 2 weeks late...until now. I've lost ...
Taylor Shapiro
SMELLY Brown liquid seeping up through Basement Floor!
Hey guys, I was wondering if any of you had experienced something similar to what we're experiencing over here.
We painted over a smelly basement floor with regular, white Kilz. The following day, I went over to see...
Joshua Dorkin
Suggestions for dealing with Aspen tree shooters?
I'm looking for any advice that you guys have on dealing with Aspen shooters. I've got a bunch of great Aspens in my yard, but the shooters are relentless.
Does anyone have any tips for dealing with this nuisance?
Michael Prakash
Turnkey Properties still not rent ready
In July this year, I invested around $160,000 for 3 single family turn key homes in Farrell and New Castle, Pennsylvania with a foreclosure company. To date the properties are still not rent ready It is close to 6 mon...
Chad Jarrah
What should I expect from a Private Lending Offer?
Hello! I've been flipping for ~10 years now (just very slowly - 1-2 per year) and have done well on each one. I've taken the profits and invested them in 4 rentals (and a personal res) over the course of that time. Th...
Dmitri L.
Weird Roof - with Pics!
Hi BP nation! Would like to ask for some advice on a deal in the works - 12 unit multi-family in the Tokyo area in Japan.The building is a reinforced concrete (RC) structure, which is common here due to earthquake cod...
Tony K.
Have cash and its burning a hole in my pocket...Ready and Eager to begin!
Hello all,My name is Tony, I am 23 year old New York and an avid investor. For the last 2-3 years I was heavily involved in building my wealth by day trading and traditional equity investing. Since I began investing, ...
Steven Wertheim
Out of Town Investments
Hello-I live in San Diego and I am a fairly new real estate investor. I currently own a townhome in Atlanta, GA with a friend as my first investment property. He lives in Atlanta and is able to take care of the pro...
Matthew G.
Buying in Idaho from out of state
Hello all,I am a new real estate investor living in Seattle and considering whether to invest locally or out of state. I have been researching areas of potential appreciation that are good for cash flow and have come ...