I see no compelling evidence that buy and hold forever can produce real returns on capital north of what can be had in equities markets with very few exceptions. Please try to poke holes in my arguments below. Id love...

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In this economy the top priority of the electorate is job creation. With my previous marketing consultation I found it interesting that when we are the entreprenuers at first opportunity, we ou...

Why would a company that has "no appetite" for investment drag potential customers through application and appraisal expenses while not intending to invest? Here is a story of a community bank in California (I'll post...

Hello everyone,As the multifamily values in my market continue their radical ascent I am starting to think more about some of the consequences for real estate agents and their investor clients.I focus primarily on com...

I have never paid more than $30k for a house.I have never run a credit check or asked for a credit report on anybody who has applied to rent any of my properties.I have never asked a tenant for their SSN, DOB or any o...

I've just canceled a newly inherited tenant's month-to-month lease, something that doesn't happen frequently in the small number of C-class rental properties I run in my portfolio. But the tenant came to me in the fir...

One of the tenants in my duplex uses the driveway to park their 2 personal vehicles. During a significant wind storm, many small/medium branches came down into the driveway and out into the road from a large tree that...

(I'm copying this over from the buying/selling forum)I've lived in a home for 20 years (it's a 50 year old, 1200 sq ft manufactured home, basically a double-wide trailer, that has very dated decor, drop ceiling, and i...

Fundamentals: A Philosophy for Success in Life and Real Estate

Note: This article was written in collaboration with ChatGPT, an AI large language model, and reflects the philosophy and opinions of the author, Aaro...

I had a tenant for two months. They got evicted for not paying rent and eventually left, but on their own terms. It's a 20-year old rich kid that has zero accountability. His dad is very wealthy and is a bullyHis son ...