When analyzing deals, is it better to apply the 50% rule to a deal, or go through and apply a certain percentage of rent to anticipated expenses, being Vacancy, Maintenance, Capital Expenses, and Property Management? ...

Have been offered an off market deal through a private money lender. The lender has offered us a property that another rehabber has defaulted on. The owner of the property is in jail and the lender plans on assigning ...

I had 4 different roofing companies assess the roof of my long term rental. All but 3 have recommended replacing the roof completely. It already has 2 layers of shingles, needs a cricket for the add-on chimney, new pi...

I recently had a court date in Fulton County, GA, probably one of the most tenant friendly jurisdictions in a landlord friendly state. Obviously, that is all relative.

My tenant's lawyer was a few hours late ...

My wife and I are under contract on a duplex in the rapidly developing* east side of Austin, TX.We made a $471,000 offer and are approved for a 3.5% The current rent for the front and back units are $1,450 and $1,535 ...

I want to start by going over the benefits of investing in real estate. Then I’m going to go over the common pitfalls real estate investors face. And finally, I’m going to demonstrate how leveraging cash value life ...

I just attended a 1 1/2 hour spiel at the local library from this loan modification company called Home Loan Preservation(HLP). Having just heard Obama's "plan" I was curious to hear what they had to say. Anyone kno...

I have been doing a lot of research into mobile homes and mobile home park investing lately. As I research I always see parks with a percentage of park owned homes. Is there a general thinking on which is better? I re...

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I really hope I haven't missed a discussion on this, I've tried doing a search on it here, and it mostly leads to discussions about how inaccurate Zillow is. :) Be that as it may, I am interested in usi...

What is a sandwich lease option, and how exactly does it work?