My new buddy called me up the other day with a problem. You see, he’s trying to buy a distressed multi-family complex in northern New Jersey and the property inspector he hired refused to take a [...]

My career took off after my kids started school and I was finally able to start saving for retirement with my company’s 401k plan, but it happened a little later in life than I had hoped. Each [...]

It has been a long-distance run for many investors here in Chicago, as recent years have brought some turbulence in the real estate market. Luckily, I saw an opportunity to buy distressed houses [...]

I started investing in real estate on somewhat of a whim. Though I had tossed around the idea in my head for a while, it clicked one day and I went for it. Working a nine-to-five was not the life [...]

As an investor in distressed homes, it doesn’t bother me to go check on a potential investment that is run-down or doesn’t look tidy from the street. But, I won’t chase a deal if I can’t imagine [...]

In the years immediately following the housing bust, real estate investors swarmed in to scoop up the foreclosures. It seemed like there was a near-endless supply here in Chicago. But back then, [...]