We are looking to buy our first rental. We are starting very small (with a condo) as we both have separate careers.  We also unfortunately can't run around to find "the deal of the century" where we would make tons of...

Bought my first rental in Feb this year, 4bd, 2ba.  There is a family of 6 in there, so I expected the water & sewer bill to be high.  I pay the bill since it is my name, which i believe is required in Ma.  The te...

Out of State investor is being sued by the city of Chicago for $ 860,000 in fines. $ 7000/Day fines. This is pure harassment by the city of Chicago but it true. I have copied his entire email to me just as a cautionar...

I'm a relative newcomer to RE investment (2 years, 2 properties in Indianapolis) and this was my first tenant turnover.  When the contractor went to make his final inspection of the turnover repairs (nothing major ~$2...

Within 1 mile radius of each other? So lets say I come across a comp that matches everything to the subject home, but it is 1.10 miles away and another comp is .39 miles away but it is not an exact match like the oth...

I wanted to make this post to generate dialogue around listed properties. I currently work for investment wholesale brokerage and we sometimes find great deals that are listed on the MLS. However, in some of the conve...

I am curious to hear from my peer landlords. What landlording tasks do you do that can be automated instead of doing it manually every time?

Paying your insurance premiums automatically from your bank is one...

I'm 24, and just looking to get started in real estate investing. I've read some good books on Real Estate Investing and am thinking I should start with a college rental in the town I went to school just because I kno...

Have a nice little 3/2 on the market for a few weeks, about the lowest price in 5 mile radius. Lots of contacts, 20+ showings, 3 approved applications and yet still not rented. Talked to my leasing coordinator from th...

We've always used a property management company for our other rental, but we recently purchased a second rental home close to ours and I thought we'd save some money by managing it ourselves. Now I know what I was pay...