I've recently been turned onto a possible source of passive income properties.  There's a mountaintop ski resort in West Virginia that sells condominiums within the resort and then has in-house property managers that ...

Has anyone ever heard of these guys?  There is an old post about them about some work they did in Philly many years ago, but nothing recent.  They are based in NJ.  They apparently GUARANTEE 12% returns. I'm suspiciou...

I don’t hear much about turnkey properties on the BP podcasts.  Is there a strategy for buying something that someone else has already improved or is inexpensive (or off-market) and starting to do a short-term rental ...

I’m a newbie so I think this question is appropriate. I’ve received different answers from different people so here it is. For rental properties ... do lenders require your insurance to cover replacement value of th...

I’m playing with the idea of buying for cash flow and for occasional vacation use in either of these countries. I saw (online and YouTube) a couple very nice developments in Cebu (Mactan Newton) and Manila.

I have n...

After a wonderful week in maui, the spouse and I are playing with the idea of buying a condo at the same complex (ainu nalu) where we rented. We are assuming the association there also manages the tourist rentals. The...

Just bought my first tax lien last month in Colorado. It's on a lot (over 5000 square ft) with a mobile home in a mobile home community.  However, the lien is secured only by the lot, not the MH . If I end up filing f...

For various reasons, I want to start focusing more of my available capital outside of the USA.
What countries do you guys suggest that are in a similar state as the USA now in terms of acquisition pricing and rental p...

Hi - can somebody please explain why the mortgage expense is removed from the NOI when calculating the Cap rate?  A mortgage pmt is a monthly expense, so if you account for it when you determine your NOI, why is it re...