I am looking to buy a duplex in NE TX area in the next few months, due to work relocation. I would like to live almost rent free. I have done some of the preliminaries on this property, but it appears to me that I...

I have a friend that wants to use one of his properties as an Airbnb rental. As he is moving out of state, I offered to manage it for him to see if STR is an investment strategy that I'm interested in. I'm a realtor a...

Home Value as is $125 KPurchase Price - $70 kThe owner I would be purchasing it from is losing it to the bank and wants to continue to rent with the option of purchasing the house back in 5 years or less for 90 K.I ha...

I'm in a tricky situation with my first deal.I closed on an investment property in Georgia and about 10 days later the lender is saying that the deal violates a Fannie Mae guideline in that the cash back at closing ex...

Background - in 2006-2007 I owned a primary residence and 6 rentals. I did not study a lick and made every conceivable mistake that a newbie investor/landlord could make. I was over-leveraged, did no deep deal analyse...

I'm putting the finishing touches on my first STR and wondering if anyone has suggestions on security cameras and where to place them? I won't be putting any on the interior for obvious reasons, but on the exterior I'...

Wow.!  Just listed my really nice flip here in the suburbs and having some offer activity.  THEN a  real estate company in  NYC (6 hours away) emails me.  offers me $500 above my $2100 rental listing (I put up for sal...

It’s tax season! Yay! Can we detect sarcasm when it’s typed out? Since April is fast approaching that means many of us will need to file our Federal Tax Returns. Even if you are filing an extension I have tried to...

The duplex I’m house hacking has an uninsulated attic. It would cost me about $800 to do it myself. And the attic studs are non-standard distances apart, so I’m not even sure I could do it properly myself. I’m going t...