I ordered a book lately on RE investing from Amazon, and the guru started out with the typical hype, selling the sizzle and not the steak.  You know, the whole, imagine yourself living the dream, not having to work,...

Hey everyone,

I thought I would start a thread to try and collect everyone's experiences on the best/most effective ways you have cut your expenses on your landlording business.

I'm brainstorming on the...

I am doing the analysis on this property as a next flip.  Its a great house, the plan would be to purchase it for 60k, ARV would be 120 - 130k, it has a pool in decent shape, finished walkout basement with ceramic til...

What is the best paint to use to paint kitchen cabinets.

Hi,Looking at a fixer upper needing everything (let's assume), what areas could be best done by the owner?  My personal opinion is that a lot of the demo could be done by the homeowner, as well as anything else that's...

Interior paint only. Includes paint, which he estimates to be 8-10 gallons, going from yellow paint to white, will need two coats for sure. It's the old paint from when I bought the place 6 years ago. 
I thought abou...

Question regarding windows:I just purchased my first property, 4 unit, built in 1930's. One side of the house, the window trim and sills are completely rotted away. The rest of the windows are in decent condition save...

Hey everyone! I'm originally from Fort Lauderdale, FL, went to college in Washington DC, now living in Metro Atlanta for past 20 years. Husband Lamont and I are here to not only receive real estate investing wisdom an...

I am close to purchasing my first SFH rental. The interiors are painted beige. The paint is fine - it just needs a little touch up here and there. My property manager took a tour of the house today and gave me a (low ...

I have uploaded a roughly edited... let me repeat bouncy... no flow... etc video.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2163438246092833050

The things I have questions on are...

1. Does it look like a huge reh...