Henry David Thoreau, one of my favorite authors, went to the woods to live, in his word, deliberately. He lived at Walden Pond for 26 months, a journey of self reliance and spiritual awakening. “Simplify, simplify”,...

Hi, I am relatively new in the industry. I now own 8 Multi-families in PA, recently purchased in the last 6 months. I need help with the late-night "no-heat" calls please. What have you done to successfully handle the...

Hi,I was recently asked to manage a friend's vacant rehabbed property in NE Portland since he lives in L.A.  Not sure how to price this out.  I plan on taking the pictures, posting  property to Craigs and Zillow renta...

My apologies in advance for being verbose, but the details are necessary. I've been living in my home for 7+ years and I've seen the neighborhood change with some property owners renting out their homes instead of sel...

We are new investors and looking to put an offer down on our first property in the next week as a STR.  My question is for tax purposes, are we hurting ourselves in terms of the qualification of materially participati...

I went for a walk yesterday in the nicer parts of this town, in Shadyside where the money is in such deep pockets that it's mildewed. It's as high as $1400 a month over there to rent a 1-bedroom, unheard-of prices for...

We are less than a year into the STR thing with 2 separate rentals. So far, just love it.... no issues, just wonderful guests and lots of bookings.The one thing that comes up occasionally is requests for long-term boo...

I remember visiting one of my friends here who is also an investor. I was in a meeting with him and the whole time I was there his phone rang. Mine probably hadn't rang all day. That experience made me realize how I s...

Hi all,I've been pre-approved for an FHA for $250k for a SFH and ~$300k for a MFH. I've found one that I'm going to be making an offer on, it's listed at $229k, comps in the area are few and far between but the value ...