Is a new furnace return on investment worth the money when flipping a house? We are in the process of flipping a house that has an older forced air oil furnace (about 12 years old), which works well. Was consider...

I am looking to invest up to $200K cash in apartment buildings anywhere in the US.  I am struggling to down select markets to build relationships in so I can get deal flow.In 2008 David Lindahl published "Emerging Rea...

I am trying to find a strategy or method of determining if it is worth the money to separate utilities in a triplex which I recently purchased. Separating utilities would require me to have a some electrical rewiring...

In my market (Denver metro) properties are pricey and the amount of money that could be saved on interest for a 15 year vs 30 year mortgage is significant.  I am thinking that properties here would be best utilized by...

Seeking advice or anyone who has gone through with this.I have a sizable rental property portfolio (80 units) over three states than are all paid off.I live modestly and have very little expenses, and have reached a p...

After buying a condo, I have learned that 95% of the condo owners here have absolutely no interest or participation in the association. I recently spoke to some friends who own a condo out in Irvine, and they also pay...

Like a sleepy frog in boiling water, we're all getting comfortable with the idea of rising home prices. In some price ranges - largely caused by hedge funds and institutional and non-instutional investors buying up e...

I just spent the last 4 hours reading through some posts on this forum and what a great community of people!  It is truly the total package with amazing questions, advice, commodore and experience. As for my intro, I'...

I may just have to chalk this up to a lesson learned, or decide to get a new banker on my team. Tell me what you think.So, I went to finance a house and my banker(who I've done 2 other mortgages with) asked me if I wa...

Good evening, BP.So in the ground-floor of my property, I have washers and dryers, one set for the first-floor tenants and the other set for the second-floor tenants. The thing is, the first-floor and ground-floor ele...