I've been approached about the possibility of investing in a real estate start up.  It is being founded by two multifamily real estate executives who also dabble in residential real estate. They are planning to start ...

As it becomes more prominent in the US it seems there should be a discussion on renting by the room. Yes, I'm aware that this has been done forever with student rentals, but I'm specifically talking about post-college...

I understand it is impossible to know how big or when a housing bubble will happen, but just curious to see other people's thoughts on subject. In the event of a bubble, what would your strategy be? Is it smart to try...

We had a conversation with a guy today and it went something like this:"Hey I saw you hauling some lumber the other day. Whatcha building?""We bought a rental house and I was fixing a safety hazard." (Concrete step at...

I know we're all read about the 1% when it comes to real estate investing.  For those who don't know what it means, it goes like this - A property that costs $100,000 should rent for at least $1,000 per monthA propert...

I am curious if anyone has employed the simple strategy I was thinking of for investing in any kind of property:1. Use something like ATTOM API to get historical sales snapshots, or just all the historical sales of th...

Obama sounded almost giddy on how well the country is doing. The stated unemployment rate only ROSE to 9.9%. HOORAY! (however, when you include EVERYTHING in that category, it is 17.4%, almpost a record high)He says t...

So, I'm staring at David Greene's BRRRR book right now pg 232...Seasoning Period 
"Many lenders don't want to finance something right after an investor buys it. This is because they want to make sure the property is ...

We're almost done with our rehab on one of our houses and we decided to keep the existing tubs because the area doesn't warrant a complete redo of the baths.

The tubs are a little dark from years of use and we want t...