Dear Pocketers,

How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?

While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...

So, I hope this doesn't come off as whining or complaining. I'm purchasing a property in a few days, an up and coming neighborhood that is rife with rehabs and perfect for flipping.

I'm trying to get my costs estima...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Oakland.

Purchase price: $602,500

Cash invested: $70,000

Sale price: $625,000

This is a 1914, 4bed/1.5bath SFH located in Oak...

I'll try to keep this as short as possible (ok, just finished - it is rather long).  I included a redacted version of my lease below a bunch of equal signs (====) for anyone who really wants to read into this.
TLDR: ...

Well, first off I just reached one of my 2010 goals - to purchase a foreclosure on the court house steps!

I've been going to all auctions with meat and watching the big boys bump knuckles. You know, the stuff in the...