I'm considering buying in to a syndication with some cash on hand. BUT! I have plenty of avenues to use leverage to increase my syndication buying power (HELOC, Pledged Asset LOC, 401k loan). Everyone talks about usin...

For owners with a small portfolio (1-3 STR), how did you decide between self management vs hiring a vacation rental company? If you have a larger portfolio, are you still self managing? I am just starting out and have...

I'm totally prepared to get my ass grilled based on the title of this thread but that's fine. Please share your honest opinions. Here is the situation:
- I'm a complete car nut. I spend a lot of my free time research...

My goal is to acquire 167 rental properties in 5 years generating $500/month on average. 
Im starting my first year and am planning to buy 10 properties in 1 year. I’ll have $50K saved and $8,000 in credit lines. 
M...

I have someone who had no license when doing work for me, and now has a handyman's license organizing and subcontracting work on my flip. Initially, I told him that I may have to wait to pay him $15000 for work done u...

I sometimes have to give tenants, what I call an "attitude adjustment".Below is an email that I sent to a tenant.  In her email, she talked about invoicing me for when she had to talk to the utility company.  I sent t...

Ok. Hypothetical. You have $10,000,000 to deploy. You have to deploy it right away or you lose the money. What would you put it into? (it should all go in one asset type and class). My hope is that this helps people s...

So I thought I was buying the 1st mortgage here's what happened.2nd Mrg 200K in 2009 - harris bank 1st Mrg 100K in 2007 - harris bank - this is the one that is being foreclosed, but it also has a subordination file.Th...

In a day where technology is pushing down transaction fees for purchases (i.e. Redfin, Homie, etc.) is this happening in property management anywhere? It seems like there should be a tech-first property management com...