How Do You Define a 'Mom and Pop Investor' ?Before I started investing, I looked down on the hard working 'Mom and Pop Investors' who "only" owned 6 or 8 rental properties. Years later I stand with them and admire the...

I know a lot of folks in China are looking to get their assets secured in the US, and I see deals all the time that American investors may not jump at that would fit international buyers' criteria perfectly. The probl...

What is the best way to start a relationship with a probate attorney? I emailed a few but I never get a response. Do you offer them anything in return for probate leads? What do you tell them that would encourag...

How do you screen your tenants before you rent to them?Do you ever pull their credit?

Hi all, Wife and I are looking to buy property to rent in the next few months.  Would like to get some help on the plan forward, we are very new and risk averse.   Here is what I am thinking.  Looking for a house or d...

I was reading an article on another investing website that broke down the best and worst performers in the S&P 500 so far this year. The list of the 35 worst performers had a whopping 13 that were REITs. Not all o...

I closed on my first rental property last month and I have one issue that everyone said would be an easy repair but I am having an issue finding a contractor/company to fix this hardwood floor issue. I am locating in ...

Does anyone know what the current real estate market is in South Africa? I have family over there and was looking to invest. Where could I look to find out this information?

We have an offer to rent out our property but the prospective tenants have some questionable history.  Low credit scores (low 500), unpaid medical bills, a few collection agency accounts, supposedly never late on rent...

Hi All, For those with long term buy and hold rentals, when did you decide to hire a property manager vs. just managing them yourself? After a certain # of units? After a certain amount of cashflow? From the very firs...