You have to take this post with a grain of salt but I have a lot of people that ask me where I buy and where I don't buy.
For the most part, I invest in Red states, meaning states that tend to vote for Republican can...

I purchased a property in Miami Dade a few years back. A year after owning it, a new tenant moved in and when she tried to turn the water service on, she was told there was a lien for unpaid water. The water company w...

Hi, im mark from seattle wa. No experience in real estate but i have been investing my time to know more about real estate. And ive been working with my realtor to find a good deals in my area. I know i shouldn't be w...

Are you doing anything for your tenants over the holidays? Any gifts? Holiday card? Etc... Or nothing

I would like to hear some fresh perspectives and ideas from the community on how to go about making this a feasible situation. Since all I can do during my capital accumulation phase is read and think about REI, I end...

Everyone loves to talk about the markets that seeing crazy appreciation - the Boise's and Spokane's of the world - but what about the markets that are lagging the rest? 
The data below highlights 15 large markets wit...

I have had tenants tell me all manner of stories to explain why they were late with the rent. Sometimes, my empathetic side comes forward and gives them a free pass. I know that I must surely have been hoodwinked befo...

As an investor, what are the most important aspects you look for in a contractor? What makes them stand out among the dozens of others doing the same trade?

When you have a contractor you use regularly, what w...

I've got two vacancies coming up in the next two months and as of right now I don't have any formal written tenant screening criteria. My price range tends to attract a decent number of tenants with bad histories (cri...

I am about a week from closing on my first rental property, a 4 plex apartment with 1 vacant apartment and 3 apartments rented on a month by month lease. The current owner inherited the 4 plex from his dad after he pa...