I was doing my daily cruise through Craigslist when I ran across someone selling a duplex.  It turns out that he's got 6 duplex and 1 house for sale upon further communication.  The properties are what I would classif...

H Everyone. I delivered a 3 day notice to perform this morning on what we thought was a great tenant.  I took pictures to document what is listed below.  Not sure if that is a violation of anything but I did it anywa...

I am in the process of building a house in Los Angeles, hillside. There is a very high likelihood we need to reroute a powerline that hangs between the two parcels of land I own and planning to build a house on. Has a...

I recently viewed a SFH that I would like to purchase and convert to a 2 unit. The current zoning is R 6 (Low density rowhouse neighborhoods. Accommodates detached and semi-detached dwellings, rowhouse developments an...

Hi there I am reaching out to the group with what I *think* might be straightforward... but more input would be helpful here.I have long term tenants that I have loved having. They are in an old craftsman I bought sev...

I am buying my first rental property and am looking into hiring a property manager. The property is a 4-units, 2bed-1bath multifamily, located in a more depressed area of the town, so many of the owners in that area s...

Hi, I live in San Diego and I am wanting to buy a multi-family home but every time I put it into the rental calculator every property has come out to a negative cash flow. I tried messing with the numbers to get it to...

Are low-income Neighborhoods a good idea for start-up investing as far as rental property goes?

I need a reality check before I get started. I've got 200-300k I can access for a down payment. I'm interested in Tampa / Kissimmee multi-families. What kind of multi-family can I expect to find for that kind of down ...

Just wanted give this forum post thing a try! I am an avid listener of the podcast and decided to jump onto the forums.I am a local architect here in Chicago specializing in residential and small scale commercial / ho...