The Real Deal reports that rents are collapsing in some of America's biggest cities.  The article does not specifically say this, but this is no doubt related to the fact that development has been concentrated for ten...

One of biggest issues I’ve personally had with Real Estate in general is the very large up front costs, arduous process and illiquidity involved in it. So many R.E. Owners and agents constantly say this property is wo...

Hi my name is Jake, and I'm a realaholic. 
I've been completely obsessed with real estate for a while now. After several years of education, preparation, and researching countless markets and strategies, my wife and ...

Has anyone had success treating a unit with diotemacous earth for bedbugs? I thought I did a very good job of lining the entire apartment with light DE powder just like I was supposed to but the critters came back ...

Hello everyone,I'm a teacher by trade and small time investor in San Francisco. I've been looking for my next deal in the bay area, and while there have been some that might meet the 1% rule at best, I can't get my mi...

Hi All,My partner and I have been actively marketing for three months now with a ~$3000/mon spend just on marketing. I've wholesaled previously and closed 10+ deals, as well as done flips and rentals. For the quantity...

Hi all,
It seems to me that everyone I've talked to is waiting for the bubble to burst. Investors, people who are trying to buy their first home or people who want to trade up but can't right now.
If the market drop ...

I have a three unit buy and hold property in Malden Massachusetts that has a separate gas fuel forced hot water boiler for each unit. The boiler in unit 2 needs to be replaced. The state of Massachusetts offers 7 year...

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Yep, now you can see how many "voted posts" a person has, in total. So @Joshua Dorkin has 2,690 voted posts here on the f...

So I have seen a few posts recently with people saying it is not a good idea to work to pay off your loans quicker. The argument is that you will lose the interest deduction therefor will need to pay additional ta...