Make sure when you buy an insurance policy for your investment property (especially "flip" properties) you are asking for "special" perils. Peril - A specific risk or cause of loss covered by an insurance policy, such...

It occurs to me that we could possibly use data from previous sales to mathematically find average house sales for different areas. Some thoughts:Appraisers use a weighting system to figure out how much the value of a...

I am looking at options for Property Management in the New Haven/West Haven area. I have 4 3-family homes. Self Management is becoming a bit cumbersome....so I am trying to weight out some options. Any suggestions?Nate

I've used www.rentometer.com to get an idea of median rent for my target properties. I've found it pretty much on target, until today. Is this tool reliable for houses or just apartments? Is there a comparable tool fo...

Hey All -Interested to chat this topic over a bit.I've recently flipped a home with the contract price coming in at $269k.  Additionally, this was off of multiple offers from qualified buyers.With that said, the home ...

Can a 25 foot long 6"x4"x.210" 6061 aluminum association I-beam can span a distance of 24 feet? It is for the top of a pergola and both beams would be supporting about 200 pounds of rafters and lattice on top.

it was suggested to me to just cut the 4x8 sheets in half to be able to manage by myself although it's a lot more taping/floating.  I've also heard of "lifts" to hold it up.Suggestions?

So it’s not one of Frank’s works, but it’s not everyday that you trip over the personal home of one of his lifelong students either.  I grew up driving by Taliesin every day on my way into school bringing an intense a...

I've been doing some research and number crunching on the economic strength of the various MSAs as I look for favorable rental markets. While I acknowledge that economic strength is just one facet of a good rental mar...

I know cap rates are not used to determine a value for single family houses. But is it appropriate to use, commonly used, or used at all for portfolios of single family houses? If it is used, would the cap rate be com...