I hear stories all the time about tenants going on vacation, turning the heat down, and coming back to burst pipes, which seems to typically end up being the landlord's problem. Is this actually as common as it seems?...

I dove into the IRS code today, and I think I have an airtight argument that the de minimis rule applies not only to personal property like refrigerators and computers, but also to materials and supplies used in impro...

Hey BPZillow seems like it could be a very useful tool for searching for real estate and gleaning a blind estimate for locations value and rental income.My question is, just how accurate are these "Zestimates"? Especi...

Reason I ask is because I'm about to take out a HELOC to rehab a house. I am on the lists of many wholesalers. I know I have to check the numbers myself. But if they come back good and I get an inspection before I buy...

I am encouraged to research further into the Baltimore buy and hold rental market due to the rent to value numbers. My intention is to buy and hold a stack of SFH's in a good cash flow area. It appears from my initial...

OK, so you've done all your screening, the tenants look good. No bad reviews from previous landlords.Tenant drives up in a nice new clean car and has good appearance. They move in, then comes the first visit 6 mont...

Just got started with investing and it is a huge stress! Constantly worrying what my tenants might do, worrying about the market, worrying about the value of my unit, worrying if I have enough seed capital to make thi...

I just finished @Scott Trench's Set for Life (as you can no doubt tell from how often I reference it) and I had a thought/question I'd like to put to everyone. What do you think about using a Roth IRA as a component o...

As some of you know, the ability to finance manufactured homes by both outside lenders and through seller finance is seriously in question for homes where the loans are under $50,000.00 thanks to the Dodd-Frank Act. T...

Are you guys not afraid to be in debt for 30 years? All three of my houses I bought on a 15 year loans to avoid being in debt. But all three of them have negative cash flow. One is almost paid off so my plan is to sel...