I understand the first half of this strategy... By buying a property in cash, it gives someone the upper-hand in negotiations vs someone using conventional financing. Then when the deal is done, refinance the property...

Yesterday I was talking to my realtor and he told me how bad tenants are getting smarter by using existing process. I thought let me share and it might help someone to stay away from bad tenants.
First they find a re...

Is anybody using skip trace software?I've been using Intelius but I notice that the numbers there are usually old phone numbers and haven't been able to reach many like that.  Is anyone else using it?  what's your exp...

First time poster and new to the world of REI!  We are looking at purchasing our first investment property in our favorite vacation spot.  4/3 1500 Sq foot beach house for $675k.   This is somewhat competitive in this...

Did you know that there is a way to hold property in Florida with out giving up who you are?  To me, keeping my name off of the public records is so important.  Walt Disney was able to buy all the property for Walt Di...

There are many many web sites offering access to foreclosure and related data. Most allow free 7 day trials, then cost ~10/week. Most appear to contain very similar data.

So I signed up for one of them, and it pres...

Today I started cold calling my driving for dollars list and many of the numbers that i had received using batch skip tracing were not accurate numbers. Now, this was my first time I have ever used batch skip tracing ...

Hey all,Trying to get a better understanding on how many rely heavily on contractor work compared to learning and doing it yourself?  suggestions on particular areas of a rehab project to learn to gain a monetary adva...

Hello all,is the transfer of mortgage to a new property a tool in your financing tool box? What are your thoughts and experiences on walking the mortgage? I just read about it and would like to understand more, especi...

As a new investor, I am interested in which products are leading the market in:1. Rental Advertising.2. Tenant Screening. 3. Rent payment software/portals.4. Real estate-specific property management tools.I am closing...