In business, the one activity that happens more than anything else is meetings. Be it face to face, over the phone, or skype these days, meetings take a lot of our time, and real estate is no different.I am introducin...

Looking to buy and flip this home.... but trying to think of ways to make it more interesting.  Considering a shed dormer but don't have firm idea of the costs.  Any ideas?  The property is located in northern NJ.  Ju...

Working on some direct mail pieces for absentee landlords - what were the hardest lessons you learned as a landlord - the kinds of things that -almost- made you throw in the towel.

For me, it was listening to late re...

Here are the facts:

1) Bought home as primary residence in Clarksburg, WV shortly after I was transferred there following 9/11. Was an emotional buy but I don't think I overpaid for it. $71,500 in early 2002. The pr...

Hey everyone, have a question regarding my current owner financing deal. I was able to secure a single-family rental from an FSBO who was willing to finance with me. Got all the title work done and had a legal mortgag...

Hello. First timer on the Forums here and I wanted to reach out for some advice
A little about me: I live in Madison, WI. I just finished my second live-in-flip. I did almost all the work for both flips myself, with ...

I've got this bi-level under contract as a flip, and was wondering what you guys would do to spruce up the exterior. Obviously it is pretty dated and shabby looking, so what would you do to update it? The roof has alr...

My husband and I are closing on our first rental property on the 28th of July in Salt Lake City. It's a fantastic home with updated AC, furnace, water heater, roof, etc. but it's extremely dated. Think blue carpet and...

I'm fresh out of college (engineer at Boeing) and my gf and I are wanting to buy another rental. (I bought one years ago with money from a deceased relative) and I'm wondering if there are any creative ways to get a d...

I thought I would share my experience so far as a newbie.  Closed 3 weeks ago on 3/1.5 SFR.  The house next door came up for rent about 45 days ago and is still vacant.  They lowered the rent $125 below what I was tar...