Last month, I purchased my first rental property in Baltimore for $117k and invested an additional $13k in renovations. Since then, I've encountered several significant issues:

1. **Air Conditioning:** The AC unit ...

I have never purchased a turnkey property before so I am not familiar with the process. So correct me where I am wrong. 
A turnkey operator finds or builds a property. Then after the rehab or building is done, they pu...

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 ...

I have spoken with several of you by email and phone the last couple of weeks about Gatlinburg investing and the increasingly imminent recession.  I decided to write a blog post on the subject today.  Feel free to che...

Hi, I'm looking for input / review on working with US Real Estate Equity Builders (USREEB) in Kansas City, MO. They do mostly turnkey-ready investment homes.  Thanks for any input on this company. 

I’m curious what the community here has to say.

My dads in the car business and swears by leasing. I’m all about wealth building and assets and I think buying is the better option.

I’m currently torn between buying...

Hi, everybody, could you give me some advises for my situation? I have an older couple (in their mid 70s, they are in the wheel chairs), they have been paying the rent on time for 5 years. Lately, they have been late ...

Hello,So one thing to get out of the way from the start: the purpose of this post is NOT to debate whether or not there will be a softening in the Denver market. There are plenty of other posts on whether Denver is in...

There are many schools of thought out there regarding asset allocation... There are hardcore Real Estate Investors that will only invest in Real Estate and hold cash reserves, and there is a substantial part of the FI...

Hi All
I just wanted to post here on what I thought was the most important things a new person should do when starting out. Below you will find a list of what I think a new person should do first before diving head f...