Do most people keep a disaster plan ready to go for any type of natural disasters? Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Tornados... ETC?? How to notify your residents and plan of actions of what to do?

I came across a recorded radio broadcast from two experts on the current strong market and how this may come to an end starting 2015.  The link is below and find the audio track with the title "Is Houston in a Real Es...

I’m just starting out in REI, but I’m young enough where if I’m lucky my career can be another 50 years. Over this timeline, climate change is a huge concern. I’ve already more or less ruled out coastal cities for flo...

We were supposed to close on this 9 unit deal yesterday in Houston metro area. The property was supposed to be ours yesterday but due to the storm we could not get insurance binder before the storm hit and no one was ...

I have an unexpected vacancy coming up in ~30 days.  Has anyone done anything creative recently in terms of move-in specials that worked well?  It's a 3 bd/3ba B+ townhome that tends to get a lot of interest from grou...

I am thinking about trying to pursue a career as a MLO. (loan officer) I have a decent job now making about 80k but it’s long shifts and swing shifts. I feel like I can excel in that career and I enjoy helping people...

More of a general post but I think we can make this a super useful thread. Winter is always known as a dark time in real estate. Especially in the Midwest and other locations with cold cold winters. Typically people s...

I currently own a house-hack duplex.  The washer and dryer on my tenant's side is located on the back porch (was like that when I bought the place). Five months ago, the washer broke in a freeze and I had to replace. ...

Hi guys - I'm looking for a fellow fix/flipper or contractor to give a rough estimate of the costs involved to do the following.  I'm not familiar with how much these things typically run.  Any direction would be very...

Where do you guys keep your reserve funds?  It seems like a waste to just have them sitting in a checking or savings account, but other accounts usually either have risk, or make it hard to pull the money out.  Does a...