Some folks were waxing philosophical-like about the nature of man in another thread on war and what it is good for. I am a big believer in the fact that people are rational self-maximizers in virtually all endeavors....

Hey guys,
I am looking at buying my first investment property. Here are the numbers:

Asking 160k, but I plan to offer much less
Units are 2/1’s, rent for $595 each
Built 1984
Tenants pay utilities

Income: $595 x 4...

Man oh man, where to start. Dirty laundry headed your way...Over a year ago I attempted to refi one of my properties that had significant equity in order to finally purchase a place of my own. My lender got back to my...

Hi,Re: posting an "apartment available" ad (with regards to California law). ----   Is it legal to include minimum credit score requirements in the body of the text that the end users will see?"Minimum credit score __...

What trouble can you get if you are a renter and rent out rooms (sublease, room share, or AirBnB) without notifying the landlord in Texas (specifically Houston, TX)? What are the chances of getting into such trouble?I...

I am reading the BRRRR book, and I am struggling with a simple concept. How do you quantify a bad neighborhood? I feel like this is subjective, and wondering what site or metrics you use to grade a neighborhood.
For...

Good morning all! Have a question regarding room-by-room rentals. We are investors in Savannah, GA, and have a lot of college students as our residents. We noticed that most college students prefer to rent or “sub lea...

Hi All:I am looking for some ideas. I recently purchased a property from a foreclosure trustee sale in MD. In my experience, most of the foreclosed owners cooperate or at least engage in some sort of discussion with t...

 Hello everyone, My tenant has been a responsible tenant for 2 years now.  She always paid her rent on time and she is a low-maintenance tenant.  She asked me to add her fiancé to the lease.What is my best interest? ...

I sometimes accept multiple adults in an apartment, where only one of them is financially able (or has decent credit history) to make the rent payments. Should I still put all adults on the lease? My concern is that t...