How can we avoid making mistakes in Real Estate?  This is such a huge question.I've been working in real estate in some capacity since I was 18 years old.  I turned 19 working on a framing crew just outside Dallas, TX...

Housing advocates are promoting two bills introduced in the Texas Legislature that would give tenants more choices and reduce choices for landlords. The bills would prohibit landlords from using source of income as a ...

I applied for renting a home and paid $80 for background check through an Agent. The Agent confirmed that there are no other applications that time. Looks like, another applicant also applied and they also paid for ba...

Milieuschutz-Gebiete, what is it?The term could be translated as “protected area” or “zone or protection”, or Berlin Rent control. In essence, Milieuschutz-Gebiete are areas of Berlin where rents are protected (by the...

Forgive my ignorance but is there actual law preventing buyers and sellers from speaking? There is a property I had under contract, that is no longer under contract. We are now trying to come to a new agreement with t...

I visited a seller on Saturday and she signed a contract. Later that night she contacted me and made up some bologna that "her father's will would not allow her to sell it so cheaply" and she was within the time fram...

Purchased my first commercial (Industrial) building and planning to segregate the cost to accelerate depreciation. Considering engaging a 3rd party company with their engineer visiting the place. Any disadvantages wit...

I've been a buy a hold & land investor up to this point.  I just completed my first flip.  I've been doing my own taxes up to this point, as it didn't seem too complicated with my current rental portfolio.  Now th...

Hello everyone!My investment partner and I are on the BRRRR train and have noticed that appraisals seem tightly influenced by offers. We expected a recent wholesale deal to appraise 20-30% higher than our offer. It ma...

As a real estate investment, many people ask about tax lien properties. They can represent a lucrative acquisition opportunity, but it is also a field filled with landmines. This article will focus on what properties ...