The role of the Appraiser is an odd one: Way too much art (opinions) and way too little science (data-analytics), with way, way, way too little accountability. While the world embraces tech tools to automate workflow...

Many investors quote Rich Dad to support their contention that a HOME is not an investment.Often this is done as an argument to invest capital in their commerical real estate deal instead of buying a home. Let me also...

Ok so I was having this debate with a local landlord and I’d like to hear your opinion…. You charge $25 for your application fee. You show the house to a nice couple and they want to apply but they don’t speak, read o...

Every year I like to provide some predictions on what I think will occur in the upcoming year as it relates to seller financing, mortgage note investing and the like. So here are my predictions, feel free to offer up ...

More duplexes for sale. More 4 plexes for sale. More properties I’m getting outbid on. My numbers tell me what to bid, but what are these other people’s numbers telling them?!I’m a standard 20% down, 5% interest, 25 y...

It seems tough to RE cashflow investing in San Francisco Bay Area.

I know, it's not impossible.

How are you doing it?
What does it take?

Do you have wear several hats like pm your property, rehabbing the propert...

Is anyone out there seeing cash flow with single family home investing? Are we ignorant to avoid cash-flowing multi-family properties? Hi Everyone!  My husband and I are newbies to real estate investing and we are tr...

I have owned and operated properties since 2007, and have always had a NO smoking and NO pets policy. As of late, I am getting a lot of requests for needing a "service animal" or "therapy animal". I don't know if this...

The other day I was helping my brother-in-law pick up some furniture and I got to talking with the woman he was buying it from. The woman said she was a property manager and real estate agent so I told her that I had ...

We sold our largest self storage location. See separate post.  Wanting to reinvest back into the market so we do t lose out to inflation. Part of the funds we are closing on a five acre future Storage location.  Will ...