I know every investor is faced with this question.  Self manage or hire property management?  I have self-managed my SFR portfolio (8 properties) quite successfully and developed some great systems and processes.  But...

One San Diego woman has found herself in hot water with the city after renting out her home without acquiring a proper permit. Rachel Smith, who lists her home in San Diego's Burlingame neighborhood on home-sharing w...

I'm in the inspection period phase of purchase a short sale property in Jacksonville, NC. The house is built in 2006 and winterized since October 2017. I have the electric and water turn on recently. The water company...

Even though I have been doing this a few years, I still consider myself a newbie. I just had a deal fall through and learned a new lesson. Well not a new lesson but, was reminded of a previous lesson and why I g...

Hey guys new to the site so excuse me if i'm out of line in anyway.I am going to be moving a 1.5 hour flight from home to complete an engineering degree in a city that revolves around this university. That being said ...

This might not be the usual "success" post in this forum category, but to me it belongs here as I can say I had a successful week as the first time evaluating an out-of-state investing market.  I am currently investin...

My husband and I are interested in buying our first rental property (single family home < 300k) in ABQ, but live out of state. We have family that live in ABQ that can help us. We'd love some opinions on any of the...

Hey everyone, I have a couple of questions regarding 1031 exchange and wonder if anyone has experience or input that can share with me!
So we are looking into doing 1031 exchange to try to take out the equity of one ...

I am trying to figure out a way to get started with my first deal without having to wait too long while waiting for my savings to grow. I have been thinking about possibly renting out my current home and buying anothe...

Hello, I am hearing different suggestions about having a mentor. I know this subject has been discussed numerous times and yet it still seems to be a "burning" question for many newbies (I am one of them). I am confus...