How much do you need to clear per door to consider it a deal? I'm looking at my first property and accounting for management cost (10%), the numbers (provided I'm not over estimating costs) aren't too appetizing. ...

Hi all! I am considering moving to Alabama shortly due to aging parents who live there. I lived in Sylacauga before for a couple years a long time ago. Anyway...... I am considering buying near UAB, southside area. I ...

I was wondering what other Landlords are doing about raising rents.  Do you only raise rents when your costs go up?  Do you raise them to be close to market rents?  Do you raise them yearly or rarely raise them?I have...

When I am dealing with wholesalers or Realtors they almost always ask for my formula.  I tell them, there is no formula, if you think it is a deal, send it to me and I'll run MY numbers on it and let you know.
If it ...

Hello,According to NOLO's Tax Deduction Guide, the waters are somewhat murky when determining whether a rental property owner is a "business" or "investor."  I own one out-of-state single family residence that has ten...

So, I have been interested and studying up REI for quite some time now since I graduated University in 2009.

Some background,

-27/m
-I teach abroad.
-No debt.
-No savings (treated myself to some long dream vacat...

I just become a licensed real estate agent in Florida. I got my license with the idea of doing property management and eventually possibly own my own PM company. I have been looking for opportunities in PM and have be...

Thought this was an interesting article:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/14/australia.right.to.die/index.html

I know that most people here believe that the government should have absolutely no control over ...

I am on this site to get as much info as possible before I even look for my first investment. I would like to use flipping as a way to make enough money to eventually purchase a mid sized apartment complex. I have fo...