I've been renting houses for some time now and I'm always taken back by the comment "I prefer to rent from an owner/landlord directly" from prospective tenants. My inclination is that this is a red flag as it immediat...

Just curious out there, I have been going to my local REIA meetings for the past few months and trying to network there. Recently I struck up conversation with someone who works a lucrative full time job and is just i...

I work in commercial real estate finance and have done some limited personal investing in rental properties.  In my humble opinion, there's arguably three key ingredients to successful real estate investing...time, ca...

Hello BP!If I want to use a friend who is a contractor, and rather than pay him offer him an equity stake in our flip... what is a typical fair share for him for his work? This is based also on the notion that I will ...

I have been working with a homeowner to avoid foreclosure.  I guess in this case he wouldn't be considered a seller.  A Notice of Default has been issued and the borrower is a few months behind in payments. He current...

I'm kind of a new landlord. I have a tenant moving out in about a month. (3bdrm house, Nashville.) I asked my property manager when she could start marketing the property for a new tenant. My assumption was that she c...

I own a note in Memphis on an occupied rental property.   The borrower lives in a house across the street.   I believe he has family members living in the rental property.   The utilities are in the borrower's name.Wh...

Hi All,Just doing my due diligence and exploring all avenues for my future STR, but does anyone have any experience with STRs outside the Lake Tahoe region? Areas such as Pinecrest, Arnold, ect? If so, how has your oc...

I've found several distressed properties with no mailbox. Upon doing a little research, they all seem to be in foreclosure. Is it the bank that removes the mailbox, and why?

Hey there,I'm trying to get into real estate investing and have purchased some undeveloped surplus land from the county in Raymond, WA. I'm not sure what to do next. Any advise would be much appreciated. Thanks!Cecil