I have a problem with paying people by percentage rather than pay per hour.For example, nearly every single property manager charges a percentage of the rent 6% to 10% of the monthly rent for property management fees....

Age 40.  Owner of a singe-family rental homePurchase price 15 years ago:  $200,000 (zero down payment)Current value: $400,000+Current mortgage:  20-year fixed with 19 years remaining @ 2.875%Seeking advice and opinion...

Long story short.Bought house, needed work, hired contractor with an agreement on price for work. Started work in first of November and told it would be end of the month before it was done. Now we are in the middle of...

Hello friends! I'm crowd-sourcing your BIG ideas, goals, and dreams for 2020. What do you want to do with your real estate business this year? Why? What are you going to do this year to move toward financial freedom? ...

Over the last decade or so, my wife and I have put together a nice little rental portfolio, we've really grown as landlords and property managers, and we have a nice little life that's just getting nicer. Net rental i...

Twice recently people have told me of this new strategy to use a HELOC to pay off your mortgage faster.  You essentially take out a HELOC to pay off your first lien, and then use that account to direct deposit your pa...

I was just reading Ben's latest blog post and he brought up some real numbers after owning 100 doors. His experience has led him to the conclusion you need to get $1000 per month(sfh) in order to cover expenses and st...

Hello!I'm new, and still working on understanding analyzing deals.  One thing I wonder is if any investors here have calculated how much time they spend per deal, or how much time they spend on management and maintain...

I'm interested to hear what investors think about Donald Trump as President as it pertains to real estate investing. Here's some of the things I'm thinking about:Demand for Rent: Presidential elections do not change t...

I know many of the posts focus on the forums focus on max leverage for scalability and I get that and to a degree (especially in the beginning) agree that leverage can be great.I am curious who in here is buying with ...