The #1 reason why landlords fail is this:  Failure to manage to the lease (Source: American Apartment Owners' Assn). 

Some – almost invariably small ones that did not or could not adapt fast enough to suit their regulatory Masters – had to be sold for pennies on the dollar to banks that are Too Big To Fail.

If the proper reports and documentation are not completed, you run the risk of failing an IRS audit and the cost segregation not being honored.

Supposedly, the CS program has you find folks looking to get their deals funded and as the CS "broker" you get to charge the buyer a % which gets paid at closing.

But during the buyer’s due diligence, several unexpected issues surfaced, each cutting deeper into the profit I had worked years to earn.The first issue was with the water lines.

It focuses on the increasing number of real estate investors in Indianapolis and how they're outbidding retail buyers.

Most fail to consider what goes into owning and operating real estate once it’s purchased and solely concern themselves with how to buy the property.

I believe that you don't get returns (failed to deliver) with bulk mailers so you don't know which addresses are bad.That's the simple stuff.My advice is to do various mailings that you or some prepares locally, that go out immediately, using 1st class postage.

Any advice for someone trying to buy their first duplex and house hack? I currently have a pre approval and am shopping properties and am stuck on the deal analysis side of things. I want to be able to pull the trigge...

However, if that effort fails, the local agent is equally liable – criminally and civilly – for any fees, fines, etc. associated with the property."