How does it work when you buy an investment property where the previous owner had an option to sell contract with the current tenant? Will the consideration payment be paid forward to me and then I am short an option ...

HiWe are in the beginning stages of looking for a STR in the Sevierville area. I would love to hear from those of you that have invested there about what were the most important features to look for in choosing a prop...

I had a funny thought pop into my head as I began to prepare for the upcoming tax season: should I intentionally pay more taxes (by not taking all deductions/credits claimable) so as to be able to leverage that income...

I have a full time job that keeps me fairly busy but I am anxious and excited to grow my RE portfolio.  I started RE investing about 5-6 years ago.  Actually, when I was in grad school, I bought a condo in Columbus to...

Hey all.

In another discussion on peer to peer lending I came up with an idea. I am willing to identify a multi-family property nearby that is listed on the MLS and will post the particulars on a few of the most pop...

Has anyone had good/bad experiences using "The Work Number" for employee verification?  We usually ask for pay stubs and do not formally verify employment.  But, we have a perspective tenant whose income we would like...

I'm just posting this as a warning for newbies.  Obviously, no one can predict the future and no one knows what's going to happen next year, the year after, etc.  But most apartment markets are at or near the peak in ...

I have been researching real estate cycles and found real estate economist Homer Hoyt theory of 18 year real estate cycle in the 1930's. In the early 90's economist Fred E. Foldvary predicted the real estate crash in ...