I have a good friend closing on his first property today, a 4-plex in a lower income area outside of philly, he will be self-managing. I am trying to put together some first steps, but being only part-time myself, wan...

Hello everyone, I've never posted anything until now but I've been on here reading, learning, absorbing for a few months now and I haven't seen this topic fully discussed so maybe we can use my own situation to help ...

On August 29, 2019, my friends  had a closing on theirs new investment property. Right after the closing they tried to get in and discovered the original lock had been removed. They found parts of the old lock on the...

Brief history of myself..I have been a mechanic for the last 16 years..I use to love to fix cars, but now it is time to move on, as I se the writing on the walls, and it is just getting worse in the dealerships..
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When I bought my property 6.5 years ago, I was a total newbie and pretty much did everything wrong.  Bought when the market was still high (and interest was at 7.5%) and then shortly after, the bubble burst and my pro...

What the chance!  The worst wildfire in Gatlinburg, TN in a decade somehow found way to my apartment buildings in downtown (near town center).  Luckily all tenants were evacuated by police the night before and no one ...

I have been looking at turnkey investment companies lately for out of state investing.  One of the common themes is that there may be a discrepancy between the asking price and the appraised value(possibly higher)  So...

We are moving out of our home and have renters moving in. This home is large, very well kept, and in a very nice neighborhood. The tenants moving in are wealthy and have expensive taste. (Just to paint the picture for...

I am looking to buy rental properties in areas I am not familiar (in a lot of cases out of state). Unfortunately, I've found estimates from Zillow, Rentometer, and other platforms significantly off after conducting th...

I've just closed on my first 2 family house and need to do some renovations to prepare them for rental.  One of the choices I'm struggling with is the flooring.  The house is in a B/C neighborhood.  I'd like to remove...