How many of you actually love doing Real Estate for the benefits it provide and who actually is doing it because they have a passion and its helping that ?? #curious

Longtime lurker around here - this has been a great place for me to learn over the past few years. Now, I could really use some perspective from people who have been in my shoes.I live in a very expensive area on the ...

It is not often in life that you truly get the chance to see what you're made of - as an investor, a consumer, a citizen, a human being. For whatever reason, it generally takes monumental events - often catastrophes -...

I'm working on a rehab for rental and pulled up the flooring (vinyl floor and carpet) and noted there was a ton of moisture (wet) in the existing wood floor. The house when I bought had been vacant with utilities shu...

This situation is in Tucson, AZ. My tenant reported a malfunctioning water heater a week ago. Immediately my property manager has contacted home warranty and scheduled a technician visit. The technician brought the wr...

In your opinion, is 30% a reasonable fee to pay a property manager to do the following:
- Arrange for interior designer/furnishing property (actual expenses I have to pay)
- Promote/advertise rental and respond to a...

Hi everyone! I have a family member who inherited a portfolio of houses in the bay area. They are all located in the southern peninsula within 1 neighborhood. This is great! The not great is that they are rented for a...

I'm looking for a little inspiration here. I haven't posted in a while, probably because I haven't been thinking of real estate much lately.  I "started out" 5 years ago when I read "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," and dove in. ...