People generally buy an investment property for one of two reasons. Either they are hoping for cash flow or banking on appreciation. I don’t have any delusions about knowing how to time the market so I decided to go f...

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I’m getting started by house hacking a duplex next year and am wondering if a side by side duplex has proven more profitable or a better investment than over under duplexes. If so, if the difference negl...

First of all thanks to all the people that gave me advice on advertising. Got a sign in the yard and I'm on craigslist. No less than 5 minutes after post on CL, somebody called my cell. I was laughing and had to tr...

Hey all - I'm starting my trek into REI! I've been listening, reading and brainstorming, and have a few ideas to get started. I wanted to validate some of my thoughts, gather feedback, and potentially make some mutual...

I have a family member renting an upstairs unit in a 4 plex. The basement is split with each side housing w/d hookups for 2 units. The basements are only accessible from the stairwells of the 2 units on each side of t...

Does anyone have any experience buying and then gutting houses to resell them to investors? Does this sound like an incentive to any of yall, being that all the systems are gone, and time spent on the property will b...

Does it really matter the age of the property or as long as it's in a good location, up-2-date (ie roof, flooring, kitchen/baths, HVAC) and rentable? This would be for buy-n-hold investments.Up to now I never really t...

Happy 10th Anniversary of 2008 great recession :)CRISIS AND CONSEQUENCESThe Epicenter of the Housing Bust Is Booming Again. (That’s a Warning Sign.)By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN, ROBERT GEBELOFF, ROSS MANTLE and MATT RUBYSEPT....

Okay what are some good systems for searching for deals? I'm looking to buy ASAP as soon as I find the right deal. But I'm getting bogged down looking through MLS listings and zillow.

The way I do it right now, I l...

I visited my dad in my hometown of Fort Wayne, IN this weekend, while also having an appointment to check out a SFR on the market. I also visited an old friend whose wedding I'm going to in June, and it just so happen...