To clarify my situation, I am in my first year of landlording, househacking a duplex, so I live next door to tenant. Tenant hasn't even been here a full six months and has broken the lease I feel several ways, but Im ...

I have been watching the news coming out of Houston non stop and it is truly heart breaking to hear some of the stories. Obviously my thoughts and prayers go out to all the Houstonians suffering through this. I am sta...

It seems like this crises might be over soon, but that doesn't mean anything will return to normal. In fact there are major changes ahead and the chances of a massive Depression are extremely high. In this post I will...

Much of the advice I read says the best way to start investing is to live in your first home so that you can go FHA, making it a little easier to get started (lower down payment).My situation is unique in that my boyf...

You can boost your equity by reducing expenses - but will you try?

Help fill the Innovation Shortfall by accepting my dare to reduce your rental's expenses by the equivalent of $100 per month AND providing supportin...

That is the question.
For many people starting out who are interested in becoming RE investors, the question is always, what educational program should I choose and should I spend that money or learn on my own.

That ...

Years ago, I had a tenant who's toilet got plugged - but they continued to use it until it overflowed on a weekend and I was the only maintenance guy we had. It was the last toilet I ever worked on... and probably th...

Can you manage properties held by your self-directed IRA? Assuming you do none of the hands on work? Same question for managing the rehab.

What if your SD IRA owns part of the property but you provide property man...

Does anyone sense risk in the housing market? I was thinking lately about taking out a loan or two for rental properties, but I have some concerns about the federal government/politicians/partisanship, a tech bubb...

I’m sure I’m not alone in this...  I’m obsessing Day and night over finding the best deal.  I have a SFH that was my starter home 10 years ago.  I bought it for $40k, the loan is down to about $25k. I net $400 a month...