For those of you who actively choose to invest in high crime areas, what do you make sure to factor into your numbers? -higher vacancy-higher possibility of turnover -hiring a property management company with skill an...

I have a single family home, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, single story, 1800 sq. ft. in a nice suburb community in Houston, Texas. I purchased the home in 2009 for 121K and I would like to sell it today for 170K. It has had o...

I posted a question before if anyone knew how to find vacant properties besides contacting cities and driving neighborhoods. Shocked that nobody responded with an answer.We find that only larger cities have these reco...

So I just finished up my first eviction proceeding. Tenants did not pay November rent, and the constable will be at their door at 9:00 am on Tuesday, December 3. The only reason it took that long to get it done i...

Rented out a condo 3 months ago. Tenant turns out to be a chronic liar/rule breaker. Second month's rent was late (eventually paid with late fee only AFTER I served a notice). A pet dog was found while I was there to ...

Hi All, I am looking to get your opinion as to what you would do if you were in my situation.. and what I potentially can do.Situation:I have some not so ideal inherited tenants that I have been living next door with ...

Okay so I am trying to get better at estimating rehab costs and currently I am trying to come up with a list of how much repairs will costs. From my understanding their are two philosophies when it comes to repair co...

I took a week off to satisfy Patrisha's desire to remodel our house (see the pictures here). But, a deal came across my desk. This is a 50+ room hospitality asset. It can be bought at rather low per door basis, even a...