I own and manage a duplex built in 1900, old house, tons of holes. The upper unit (floors 2 & 3) is occupied by tenants with a 12-month lease and the lower unit is short term rentals (Airbnb). The upper unit has m...

Hello,I live in the San Francisco bay area and my question is if you have the capital would you buy your home first or would you buy a rental property first in the bay area?  Our goal is eventually have several rental...

All, We have honed the art of scaring off potentially good tenants...Help!   We have a very nice property, has been listed for 7 weeks, we have shown it ~25 times, we believe it is priced right. (we think it is, and o...

What are the pros and cons of an Investor working with a Real Estate Agent?  

Allow me to catch you up to speed before moving forward. My career path has been more crooked than a hunchback lawyer. I began like most; working odd jobs throughout high school. From grocery store cashier to pizza de...

What factors will cause a home to appreciate? And would buying a home that was built under a certain year not have a chance of appreciation. In advanceThank you all for your responses.

As we are growing I am considering asking my property manager to cut his fees. He is awesome. However, we also need to cash flow and are bringing value by the number of units under management. How is everyone else han...

For all of you STR owners out there, does anyone share my concern that AirBNB's policies are increasingly becoming too problematic? 
My STRs are marketed toward the middle class, as opposed to really high end. I want...

I'm trying to find good reasons not to invest in MHPs. If 25% or less of the homes are park owned and there is cash flow, what are some valid reasons why I would not want to invest in a deal like that besides being in...

Hello All,I purchased my first home at the age of 23 (after selling my Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme to fund the down payment) and have been buying and selling real estate on a small scale ever since. I love creating "ne...