I want to better understand market trends. How can I apply social and economic data to real estate?

What is a safer bet, investing in commercial buildings, or investing in residential properties. If you become a local landlord to shops in a town, would that be better then if you had homes there?

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I'm just curious, because I have rentals and have been getting poor applicants for a long time. I recently decided to charge 1.3-1.5x rent instead of typical 1x rent and I've been getting better tenant applications.Ma...

Hi I'm going to be attempting to sell two of my rental properties this year, does anyone have a decent strategy, that works with the tenant in the property? I tried to sell last year and ran into more headaches than n...

I'm thinking about using Successors Data (successorsdata.com) to get Probate leads in San Diego, and I wanted to know if anyone had experience with them, or any other death/probate service that is available?  Any help...

Hi Guys - I am lead offer on a house in Los Angeles CA. The renters are paying 2001 rental rate for the place, and current owners just inherited the property. They want to sell, and their original counter was with the...

I'm looking to invest in a supply constrained, rent controlled area with good market rent growth (ie, market rent growth significantly exceeds the rent control increase limits). I know in many non-rent controlled (or ...

So I bet this question gets asked quite often. What are some books that have helped you become a better real estate investor? I'm not necessarily referring to strictly real estate related books. Anything that you guys...

Hypothetically, would you be more comfortable being over-leveraged or under-leveraged in your investments? And what's your reasoning?I'm thinking the most optimal position would be to have a lot of leverage, but with ...

There are millions of apps these days to help with better productivity. What mobile apps are you using to efficiently manage your rental or investment properties?