Finally decided to do my first direct mail campaign because I can't find any good deals on the MLS. Seems like any time there is a half way decent deal, something I would still try to get knocked down a good 15%, it h...

Hi I'm doing a rehab and pulled out walls of a load bearing hallway to combine two bedrooms to a master suite. Problem is a few things, the floor upstairs feels like a trampoline because the old owner who had built th...

Hello, Im looking to relocate and have narrowed down options to Florida and Texas. I have a business which permits me to live anywhere and I  have no wife or children, so  this would not be a difficult move. I'm curre...

I'm looking to invest in Texas, and have been looking at Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. All 4 cities have their pros and cons, and I haven't yet decided which one I want to focus my efforts on. I'm not from...

So I have been watching the interest rates as they have begun to rise and the notional value of risk free treasuries and ten year treasury bonds are approaching 3% . Given that the CAP rates in the San Francisco bay a...

Hello all, I have two rental properties in Wichita, KS; both are single family homes that should cash flow around $250 per month but the repairs and fixes that I have had to do over the past six months (and especially...

I own an exclusive easement to get to my property (which is an island, or an enclave since it's not surrounded by water) this easement is the driveway from the highway to my land.  It goes through about 350 feet long,...

Hi AllA few weeks ago, the owner of a property I manage received a "ticket" from the city of Cleveland because the tenant did not properly place the trash basket out in front of the house.  The city sent a "ticket" fo...