Let's face it, we live in a violent society. The average middle-class American doesn't see it, but those of us that invest in lower income neighborhoods see it every day. For an average, honest, middle-class or uppe...

Some questions for those of you already involved in this business:

1. How many hours per month do you estimate you spend managing your own property? (example: one 4plex)

2. What percentage of your tenants stay at le...

Hello,I purchased a vacant old nursing home that is in a low income area of the Dallas / Fort Worth area.  The place has 30+ Rooms and is over 15,000 square feet. I was going to convert this 1950's building to an assi...

I have 15 newly remodled homes and I got a call from a rep with HUD asking me if I could lease them to thier clents.Is this a smart thing to do?I have herd the rumors on how they tear your property up and just add mor...

We found a 4 plex that has a cap rate of 7.5%, cash flows 590/m and provides a COC ROI of 26%. The only issue is it's in an area with higher crime than the rest of the city. Accounting for vacancies and everything, th...

How crucial is this?  Put differently, is the information really that much different than the public info?  I can see most sales history if I look at both Trulia and Zillow (they are both spotty, but usually list enou...

I get hard money and trans deals proposed fairly often that are suspicious or don't pass the smell test even before I start to investigate title, etc. Sometimes my suspicions are correct, sometimes not, often I never...

I am looking to buy a property in Denver to tear down and build a spec home in its place. I was wondering what are the things I need to watch out for/be aware of besides lot location and size when picking a house to b...

Hi all,Anyone here from the bay area and has invested in multi family / SFH in Fresno/Clovis areas? A couple REAs advised me not to buy in Fresno given the lack of quality tenants (issues like rent not paid , having t...

So, we have been operating out of Des Moines IA for a little while and we seem to be having continual challenges with finding good help.  I realize most businesses have this challenge - however it is very acute right ...