What are the key factors that should be used when picking a market to buy and hold in... I can think of a couple right off the bat (economy, population growth), but I know there have to be a few more.

Hello everyone, my name is Tony Coiro, the middle name "Danger" is an optional extra. I am 25 and recently moved to Los Angeles. My background is in physics but about two years ago, I became very interested in finance...

A few months ago I bombarded the forum with questions as I was eager to get my feet wet with either SFH or multi units. I bought my first SFH a month ago -- not deal of the century, but a nice little cape with upstai...

Theft of fixtures becomes major risk in foreclosures

http://www.azcentral.com/community/ahwatukee/articles/2009/09/08/20090908junkyhomes0908.html
That AZCentral.com article describes some problems with foreclosures i...

Hey everyone I have a quick question. I am renting out a single family home on a corner lot with 0.4 acres. A tenant meets all of my minimum qualifications, except a large pet. She has a "Great Pyrenees, 90 lbs, 6 yea...

Lurked for some time, joined today.

Mechanical Engineering / Physics / MBA background, got into rentals in 2010 with a duplex. Positive cash flow for the last few years got me looking and I bought at townhome...

I travel a lot. The last 3 months I have been abroad in New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam, and currently I’m in Thailand. I operate/manage Airbnb’s as my primary occupation. I like that the Airbnb platform is transpa...

BLUF: Was supposed to close an off market cash purchase in <10 days and we're now going on 3 weeks. The hold up is at the title company. How can I approach a deal to ensure the fastest close possible in the future ...

I am renovating a small 700 sq ft 2bd 1ba house in Georgetown, SC. I purchased 10 new windows from Home Depot and had them installed. The inspector came out today and said I need to replace the new DP 36 windows with ...

There is an easy knee-jerk reaction to simply believe ownership in real estate is just like ownership of one's X-box; it's yours, you paid for it and nobody has any say, use or control of it but you yourself alone, fo...