I was reading a short article today that said something that I found interesting: "an investor's greatest enemy is not really the markets or lack of resources, but really the investor himself". I do believe that those...

I'm relocating to Las Vegas from LA for various reasons and plan to start my investing in the area.  I plan to rent for about 6 months to really get situated and learn more about the different areas to decide where I ...

Wondering if anyone is re-keying or changing locks when a new tenant moves in.
Are you never doing it, or always doing it, or only if not all keys are being returned. Which then begs the question: How do you know all ...

Hi all - new to BP and my brother and I are looking to make first investment in real estate. Phoenix hits the mark for what we want in terms of cash flow, demographics, and price point. For those active in the market ...

Hello, I need an egress window installed as part of work to have a conforming 3rd bedroom. I want to do this soon. Pardon the statement of obvious: ground is frozen in these parts. I still want to do it. I see one com...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/business/economy/23decline.html?hp

It seems like they might be jumping the gun a bit. Yesterday they had an article that small time investors are leaving the stock market. But people...

One trick we use sometime is take a water hose from the back of a washer machine... I carry one in my trunk (With a plunger). Go to the neighbor and offer them $10 cash to run a hose from their outside faucet to your ...

I list my properties in MLS and also do rental open houses 2x/week.  I have a newer rental property that I rented out for the first time last year, in July, got it rented in 2 weeks for $1600. This year,  listed it Au...

As I’m looking for my first deal I keep going back to turn key opportunities as an option. I’m curious if anyone has built their portfolio mostly or completely with turn key properties?