Can someone tell me why we a real estate agent deserves 3% of my income in 2017?  I do realize that there are some tremendous ones that take care of alot of things.  However, my experience has been that most of them c...

Hi all,
Okay - here's the situation: shared entrance hallway between two units, and one of the occupants is using the hallway to smoke pot.  I know this because I have been in the hallway a few times in recent weeks ...

As a former agent, I never questioned the use of title companies. I understand that they provide title insurance, but what exactly do they do that I can't do myself?

Nightmarish scenario! 1 hr after taking possession of our new dream mountain home in Colorado we discover the furnace is emitting fumes. I call the emergency gas tech. He detects lethal levels of Carbon Monoxide (CO) ...

Question: My husband and I got a "duplex" in Twin Falls, Idaho under contract. We later found out after signing away the earnest money that the house was misrepresented. The egress windows did not meet city code. The ...

I just completed my 2nd door (the top half of my duplex), it’s a one bedroom, with a stand up shower (no bathtub), carpeting only in bedroom, and what I would define as a total bachelor pad. It’s not a place designed ...

i am rehabbing a house that keeps getting vandalized. at first they just stole some copper from the AC but last night they pulled copper from hot water heater and the whole house is flooded.

I'm thinking about insta...

Written by a baltimore city landlord recently....perhaps the funniest thing I've ever read.

Thanks Mary Jo, you raise a wise point. To Chris, Heather and everyone else who was asking about how these turned out, par...

I've been a landlord for seven years, but I'm just curious about what the rest of you do.  I always feel a little uncomfortable in this case.  Okay, let's say today is Tuesday.  You talk to Person #1 on the phone, pre...

I just spoke with someone from Creative Investment Concepts they said they would guarantee 75K in profits for giving them 10K to start and they would assign a mentor to me. They suggest that all new investors star...