Joining local meetups, online forums, and social media groups can offer valuable insights and opportunities.

Maybe the next morning drive up and down McKinney Ave in Dallas, have breakfast at Breadwinners, and from there stay parked and get out and walk a mile on the Katy Trail.Dallas seems to be real estate meetup central, so if you let me know what days you will be here, I can try to point you to some of the meetups. 

CA does possess its own added challenges a landlord may face that other states offer better protection against. 

You may want to consider promo rates on an equity line as well and if they offer you the option to convert any part of the equity line into a fixed loan.

I have been BRRRR-ing properties in Milwaukee for over a decade and my team has always said I should make a video about how we do BRRRR's, but the topic does not really fit my YouTube channel (which is more for a resi...

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Avoid the cash offer stuff, and saying quick closing in letters, use emotion, people really do respond well to it.

Most of the houses I have looked at are new construction since a good amount of the sellers are offering a buy down towards rate or closing costs which is very appealing for the first property. 

If they didn't even offer to pay it back, then I wouldn't renew their lease when the time comes. 

I can't count the number of landlords that thought cheap rent would result in happy, well-behaved tenants only to find themselves losing tens of thousands in the end.If the market rate is $1,800, then I would offer each tenant a one-year lease at $1,700.