Brain Trust:We're rehabbing a kitchen at 9300 N Laurel Rd, Laurel, Maryland (Howard County).  The house is a 1980 4 bed 2 bath house.  My comps in the area seem to show laminate countertops and nothing particularly fa...

The layout is a little goofy and not a lot of light.  I think it needs a window put in and things rearranged.  Penny for your thoughts?

Sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place. I'm currently overseas with the military, and when I get back, I want to put my money towards something useful. I have a budget of $30K liquid money for now to use. Curre...

Hi all, newbie from League City, TX near Houston. I figured I would use this format to introduce myself and my aspirations in REI.Current Investments:  No directly-owned investment RE yet (primary residence owned, but...

Plan is to rent and hold for maybe 5 years or so, then fix up and sell.- So right now, it's a 50's house, it has hardwood floors that had carpet over them, I'd like to have the hardwood floors refinished and looking n...

HiI'm an American Living in Tokyo.  I did my first investment in Hawaii in January.  It's a 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath in Hawaii Kai.  I was lucky as my accountant introduced me to a Broker who also doubles as a Property Manag...

A colleague recently pointed this out to me that they routinely screen apartment seekers during the first call simplywith their first name and contact number, often the number they call from. Because we are somewhat i...

After years of doing this, I still get the odd surprise. All of us who do DIY rentals understand that one of our biggest saving points compared to the hands-off investor is the kitchen drain. To hit the high points:1....

Hello everyone!  Currently doing reporting on my portfolio, and I see we've spent $1800 on pest control YTD over 5 different doors.  My question to the community is, should I continue to offer complimentary pest contr...

Hey investors,

I'm interested in branching out to bird dogs for help sourcing more leads. As far as I've heard just pay them $500 per deal closed. Now I have tried this before by posting Craigslist ads and was floo...