This is an open discussion about non-profits providing or facilitating special needs or specialty housing, yet doing so profitably for those who operate the housing services. This has basically arisen out of another t...

That was really my biggest challange when getting started investing in real estate. i didn't read a lot of the post in the wholesale catagory, but i have not seen one taht address this. When i got started it seemed li...

I bought a 8-unit apartment building; the value add is that rents are 20% below market value. My strategy was to buy, let the tenants go, rehab, and raise the rents. We gave notice to all the tenants (who are month-to...

Curious what others think of this new pro-renter ordinance approved in Seattle.  Would this make you think twice before investing in Seattle RE?In a nutshell, this ordinance aims to ban "discrimination by landlords a...

There are only a few remaining markets where real estate investors can get double-digit returns on rental property. There are even fewer markets where you can get high cash flow AND high appreciation. Thankfully, we k...

Hey guys, I have a sad situation that I am going to be involved in soon. I am closing on an 11 unit building and two or three of the tenants have been living at their apartments for 15+ years and only paying $300/mont...

Hi All! I had to share. Against all conventional advice and wisdom, I've just quit my job. My fiance's job brings enough for us to cover are needed expenses and I have about a year's worth of savings built up on top o...

I’ve been doing a lot of research lately and I wanted to share with you guys what I have found about the correlation between unemployment, delinquencies and housing prices. During the 2008 housing crisis the housing ...

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Ok so I was having this debate with a local landlord and I’d like to hear your opinion…. You charge $25 for your application fee. You show the house to a nice couple and they want to apply but they don’t speak, read o...