I have a real estate agent helping me find duplex properties in my area. She is a friend and also an investor. She has provided me with several listings to consider and shared her knowledge of the market. I foun...

My thesis statement goes as follows: The University of Minnesota should offer a real estate investing degree that enables students to use a student loan to make a down payment on an investment property. A percentage o...

Because of recent rain storms and older units I am in need of some repair work on a couple of units. I contacted a GC that I found on a neighborhood website. He had a few positive reviews on Yelp. He’s on Houzz, also....

Hey guys,I have a tenant I had to replace a toilet for at the beginning of the month due to their child flushing a number of toys down the toilet.  I paid the plumber directly with the understanding the tenant would b...

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 ...