House flipping has become the day trading of the first decades of the 2000s. But in the rush to make a profit, far too many would-be real estate moguls overlook the basics and end up failing. In this article, we'll look at the five biggest mistakes investors make in this market and how to avoid [...]
Real Estate Investing Mistakes 1. Planning as you go. Andy Heller, an Atlanta-based investor and co-author of "Buy Even Lower: The Regular People's Guide to Real Estate Riches," says lack of a plan is the biggest mistake he sees new investors make. They buy a house because they think they got a good deal and [...]
Tips for Investing in Real Estate If you’re just beginning investing in real estate, you’ll find that there’s a lot to learn. Real estate investing is more complicated than investing in stocks because of the financial, legal, and extensive due diligence requirements involved. That’s why it’s a good idea to give yourself a solid education [...]
Tight inventory, which has plagued the Chicago and national real estate markets for a few years now, keeps getting tighter in mid priced suburbs. Tightest among them are Glendale Heights, where the supply of homes on the market at the end of February was enough to fuel just 1.4 months of sales, Elk Grove Village [...]
