My husband and I tried to purchase a 2/1 SFH earlier this week from a flipper.  It is in move-in condition, could be put on the rental market the moment we close, ties up very little of our funds, and fits our perform...

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I want to solicit some advice about a move I've been thinking of for a while. I have a small portfolio of single-family homes in the Austin MSA. They have obviously appreciated quite a bit. This has me thinking a...

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I'm facing a new situation.  A neighbor's tree fell in July of last year into the back yard of my out-of-state rental property, damaging a small section of chainlink fence.  My property manager at the ...

California Draws Battle Lines in Rent Control ConflictKathy Fettke | 28 May 2018The battle lines have been drawn in the war over California rent control. Tenant advocates announced recently they have enough signatures...

Hi,Via a trust, I was given a choice to retain or sell two commercial properties one in Vancouver WA (multi tenant retail + freestanding bank building) and the other in Hillsboro OR (multi-tenant flex industrial).Give...

Is there a particular reason investors don’t take the time to learn both? The stock market and real estate market have some correlation but I posted this in Investor Psychology because of the mind set similarities tha...

Hello,Last week I put an offer in on a duplex in Richmond, VA. The numbers looked great, I was planning on utilizes the rent hack method at the place and it was close to my job. I put an offer in that I thought was fa...

i currently own a property that is considered to be in a "flood zone". i dont consider it to be a flood zone myself as there is a small stream in the back yard that is not tidal and it has not flooded during irene, sa...

Happy Saturday!In about a year I will be back in Ventura County, CA and will be saving up towards buying my first property. I will be attending school w/ the Post 9/11 GI bill for free, working in the family business,...

So this came up today with a friend of mine who currently rents his house but is looking to buy a house in the next couple of months. His landlord decided they would want to sell the house, and he is getting the run a...