(Wholesaling question)When crafting a purchase & sale agreement with the seller, how much of an EM deposit is customary to put down in order to tie the property up so you can flip it to the end buyer? Also, if you...

Hey guys,the background check that I ran on one applicant that I have returned with 2 housing claims in one year. As I confronted the applicant with these claims, she was surprised and claimed that it must be someone ...

In an effort to share my story and offer some encouragement, I wanted to share my story from the beginning with a look back at where and how I first became interested in real estate.  I will give a brief description o...

Hi all, was hoping to get some clarification because i can't seem to find info anywhere about my specific issue. I have a mortgage that requires one of my units to be my primary residence. I work far across town, and...

Hi guys,I would like to ask about your opinions and views about the following strategy.Let us assume that I am a high income individual with full time job and I want to invest in Manhattan where prices are just ridicu...

I guess this is mostly a philosophical question, but it's also objective. I notice many landlords of SFH do things like hire property managers, contractors to do even basic work, and when they renovate they put in top...

Hi,I’m starting this conversation to know more about both Markets. I’ve been told many people call Toledo little Detroit but i don’t know what that means. From my research both Toledo & Detroit favor cash flow ove...

Hi I’m looking to buy my first time short term rental. I live in Massachusetts I’m open to any and all areas was wondering if any one could share some info or places you have had success in.Thank you 

Hi all. I live in San Diego, CA where everything is expensive. I want to start investing in real estate, so I put an offer in on a 1/1 condo that I could afford (awesome location, good size, needs some aesthetic upgra...

We're conducting a 2007 real estate goals group writing project for those people who blog about real estate. With that in mind, I thought it would be appropriate to ask our members to set their own real estate goals ...