Let me start by being crystal clear. I am very sympathetic to all of those who have been exposed to COVID-19 – those who have either struggled through severe (or even mild) symptoms and certainly those who have passe...

Just watched this fascinating and well-done story by CNBC on "What’s Driving California’s Mass Exodus?"
Now, I live and invest in California, so I'm definitely not a California hater.  However, I'm also no California...

In general, I love to work on and see a project complete successfully. I currently work as an IT computer administrator, and there is a never ending line of projects to complete and I love the feeling of completing th...

Since I personally don't like the word newbie...I will use the word neophyte-a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief. Many times it is used in a religious context and one could argue that real estate is a r...

A lot of people want to use REI to escape their 9-5 and replace their W2 income so they can live the life they want. That leads to the reasonable question 'I need/want $7/10/15k/ month in free cash flow(FCF) from my R...

Hi all
Started landlording in 2018 and I have grown to 3 properties since then.  I have never evicted anyone, or even terminated a lease, despite a few situations that warranted it.  
As you may predict, that is my ...

Hi all,  I figured I start a forum post detailing my experiences as a new-ish real estate investor.  I've written a couple of blog posts, but it may be better to use the forums as well to generate some active discussi...

Make Sure You Get This One Right
By Niels C. Jensen

There are those who sweat over every decision, worrying about how it will affect their lives and investments. Then there is the school of thought that we should f...

I know I might be opening up a real can of something on this thread but I need to get some advice from some commercial RE investors if possible. I recently ran across a rather unique biz op. I have a client that's bee...

https://www.foxnews.com/us/102-year-old-california-woman-evicted-so-landlords-daughter-can-move-inThis guy is evicting a 102 year old woman so his daughter can move in to the apartment. The woman had been living there...