The house we love is in an amazing, thriving neighborhood, but is the first house in on a semi-busy road.

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I had a semi-drunk tenant tell me he heard a mouse in the wall.  

Someone could argue it could be any one of a million reasons, root,semi clogged drain, change in water table due to retention pond river lake near by, Crack in foundation, etc

Tom appears at sales events to pitch a new deal otherwise he is a dormant semi-retired individual.

Your choices really boil down to two categories (1) go it alone (2) invest as partner with an established private or hard money lender.Hard money lenders are often just brokers in semi disguise; they find individual investors to fund the loans they commit to.  

Hi All! My name is Preston, I'm a 31 year old from Albuquerque, NM. I have a full time job, my wife and I own 3 properties (1 currently for sale) and we also own and operate a full time business (restaurant). I'm look...

It doesn't look like there's enough space for a shower door but a semi-circular curtain rod mighthe help.

I have some experience with real estate, my family has always bought out dated/semi run down properties.

Chart and predict on the small stuff, replace plumbing cartridges (what leaks) on a semi-regular basis and you don't get the 3am calls or the water damage.