Unlike fast food franchises, I'm not seeing where real estate brokerage franchises are set up as "owner" franchises. It seems like 99% (or more) of real estate brokerages are "owner/operator" set-ups. The "owner" i...

Hello! My name is Santi and I’m from Spain. I just graduated from school and I’m hoping to start my real estate investment journey in the following months. Specifically in rental arbitrage since have no ability to get...

There's lots of pages out there about how easy it is to defeat a smartkey lock, but I can't find any anecdotes of anyone actually getting robbed by a thief doing so. They're a very attractive idea, and and I have a fe...

I would like to get landlord opinions on whether or not you use home warranties such as American Home Shield, etc for rental properties.  Is this something that landlords utilize to reduce repair costs, Do you require...

I have appx $250k worth of active income this far (commercial real estate broker), and I have another $300k in income coming (though I am rolling my fee as equity into the deal so it will not be reported as income on ...

Have you ever been under contract, and doing your due diligence, and you find a bunch of problems. You ask for a concession, but the seller's broker keeps telling you that they don't really care if you back out becaus...

I've been practicing analyzing deals found on Loopnet, and curious why certain properties are listed for months and some close to a year. Especially when the numbers APPEAR to work? The areas of interest are very popu...

I am a relatively new landlord (1.5 years) and encountering my first major issue. I bought a duplex January 2021. The first floor unit had oil heat and I wanted to change it to gas. There was nothing wrong with the he...

Need some wisdom.  Invested with an out of state turnkey real estate company.  Four months in, we get notified the rehab of the property was completed.  Looked over the limited photos provided and observed some of the...

Hey everyone!I just purchased my 3rd single family rental property in Alabama (Out of State!) and the first 2 rentals are going great and the property manager is doing a great job, including fixing a few things for me...