For about two years now, one of our tenants has been paying for rent in cash. I am almost certain nothing illegal is being done to obtain this cash - they are in a band and receive tips for that and his wife is a wait...

Hi everyone! I'm new to the forums and to REI. I haven't done my first deal yet. Actually, my husband and I nearly bought a place earlier this year. That place fell through at the last minute, but although I was hugel...

OK, a question to everyone that's been doing this for ages (>5 to 10 yrs).

Do you find now that there has been a great influx of newbies (like me) that have somewhat diminished the pool of great deals out there? H...

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I hope I did this correctly- no techie here! The first part of this link is chatter, but then the yearly calendar is looked at in depth. If you're willin...

Up until now, I've been cheering the Fed on, grateful that Jerome Powell took his lumps for the way too easy money policies in late 2021, and cranked hard on interest rates to beat inflation. I think in 2022, this Fed...

Hi BP,I have question regarding cashflow and if all investors REALLY require it from Day 1. Here's the background:I'm taking a course at UCLA taught by Jon Swire, the author of There's No Free Lunch in Real Estate, an...

Economic Update(Monday, November 16, 2020)
Last week, the stock market roared higher on the news that a highly effective Covid-19 vaccine appeared to be just on the horizon. That was great news, but there’s still ...

After some analysis, I've decided to invest in Detroit suburbs (Warren/Sterling Heights) or possibly further out (Grand Rapids/Ann Arbor). I will be buying and holding from out of state, but I do want to visit now and...

Hi BP Nation,
Thank you in advance for reading my post. You have been great all along!!!
So I might have been unlucky and gotten one of tenants from hell.
Situation
First, my tenants decided to make alterations...