I am a real estate investor interested in LA, OC, and even Henderson, NV. I know this sounds like quite the variance but there are elements of all these cities that my family really enjoys. I have never bought a home ...

I have never had someone who pays late all the time.

In the past I had a few tenant late a few days here and there, and even though I have it in the lease a late fee after the 3rd day, I have never enforced i...

I have been trying to learn how to do my own title search and for the most part I feel like it is fairly straight forward. But there are a few cases where I kind of am getting stuck and was hoping someone could help m...

Why do you feel you need to "work" for someone 9 to 5 or whatever it may be? Why is it that you take time out of your personal life and sit in a 4x6 cubicle, 5 days a week or may be even 7! I had this discussion with...

So I got a phone call from a tenant who is six months into a one year lease, she is moving in with a boy friend.Lease has an early termination fee of two month's rent.  I am holding a security deposit and last month's...

After writing this, I now realize it's pretty long, so I put the main focus and details of the deal in bold and the rest of the fluff in italics.Prior to successfully completing my first real estate deal, one of the t...

Ive seen many posts regarding friendly cities but they are quite old. Does anyone know any sources to best analyze friendly cities (not most profitable)?Thanks in advance

My family has owed a modest size cattle ranch for close to 100 years in the mountains above San Diego.  We are selling a piece of it but because of the capital gains tax we would be subjected to we want to do a 1031 a...

One of the most unique aspects of today's RE market is class distinction between the experienced an inexperienced due to the fact that the market has turned downward and caused margins to thin. I think the question o...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Durham.

Purchase price: $185,000

Cash invested: $3,000

This is a buy & hold "house hack" that I will be living in while also ...