Landlords have a noble mission. We provide safe and clean housing to our tenants, keep homes maintained and reasonably respond to our tenants requests. We provide housing options so that the government doesn’t have to...

Good contractors are so hard to find?

I dont have any experience dealing with contractors, but I frequent several REI message boards and it seems to me that one of the biggest complaints I see over and over is how ha...

How do we create housing that is affordable for the existing citizens of Birmingham and still make a profit? The current Revitalization is setting market rates far out of reach of most all Birmingham citizens with hou...

I did a post about my first rental purchase here (https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223/topics/67...) which took place last month. During the time of acquiring the rental property I also came across an opportunity ...

A big dilemma we are dealing with it gentrification and what it means to us. We want to invest in our own neighborhood for many reasons. We want to be close to our houses. We love it here. We love the mix of middle cl...

I was worried I wouldn't find a replacement tenant this time of year since I know it's harder this time of year. The rent zestimate on zillow seemed inaccurate at $2,200, my own comps brought it to $2,800. Sure enough...

Fannie Mae is increasing the DTI to 50% starting July 29th. America's largest mortgage lender is making it easier to buy their first home.

In the last housing bubble, just about anyone with a pulse was approved for ...