"How do you find reliable contractors?"   I have heard this question many times on the forums and in the podcast.   The answer is that reliable contractors are all around and you have either rejected them or scared th...

What would you do? We have an artist community here and I've had a new tenant (white) and her boyfriend (black) sign a lease last Friday. This is in a historic black neighborhood - it's important, you'll see. They gav...

I'm an American living in SE Asia and considering buying a small one bedroom flat somewhere along the Italian riviera.  Why?  The dollar is strong, and long term, I'd love to have a place we can go to for months on en...

I've not been bullish on the market for sfrs lately as many of my posts have stated. I continue to be cautious. When everyone is jumping on any bandwagon, the wagon may overload and break down.
If you're buying ...

I have questions about the process AFTER buying a property at a county foreclosure auction and how I should proceed.  I have an appointment with a local RE attorney next week but I thought I would ask the veterans he...

Like Gerry's earlier post, I was very reluctant to share my story.  But now the time has come for me to share like Gerry so that no one else gets themselves in a bad deal with Scott or anyone else.  I specifically wai...

Carpet is so trashed that it may need to be replaced. They will shampoo as required by the lease before leaving for Texas (they even said so), but judging by the type and amount of stains on what was spotless carpet b...

So one of the neighbors in the nice family neighborhood in Colorado Springs where I own a single family rental has been complaining to me about the tenant I have in the house.

I have a property management company, an...

Hi everyone, I recently heard about a method some investors are using. It involves attending foreclosure auctions and identifying any properties that sell for a surplus over the mortgage, lien and junior liens. This a...

@Bill GulleyPost is for everyone to chime in, but I have been studying up and reading Bill's blogs about the different ways to take title and the methods of wholesaling and I understand the underlying concepts but a p...