I have just decided to get into real estate investing . I am a retired engineer, 37 years at Boeing. I thought that acting as a private lender would be a good place to start. I have high six figures in saving current...

Not sure how we end up where we do, but in 2009 I found myself firmly on my way to shaking hands with the ‘American Dream’. My parents were so proud, I was a college grad and working as an engineer for Chevron. Tasked...

I am looking for some tips, advice, insight whatever, on a problem that my company is facing. We use the houseflippingspreadsheet to keep track of individual projects, which is great, but does not give any sort of com...

I didn't want to derail the other interesting conversation about credit scores, so thought I'd pose this as a separate question.When I was renting to mainly techies and students, they often had no credit at all.  Ofte...

I am just finishing renovation of a triplex near a college and am beginning to list it and take tenant applications. College students are the most obvious market. Two college students looked at it today, and decided t...

I went to a multi family investor event today in my local area, and it turned out to basically be a sales pitch for a 3-day bootcamp that they were going to hold in my city toward the end of the month. They were charg...

You know what I'd love to see, a forum section dedicated to nothing but community reviews of property management companies. Just like there is a Guru reviews forum, a place where we can get an unbiased perspective on ...

The area's I am interested in aren't anywhere near me - so just wondering if it's feasible and if anyone has experience outsourcing the management of a STR? Pro's, Cons, Thoughts?

I've been in the Property Management industry for around 10 years and it always baffles me when landlords choose to manage their own units. I'm curious to hear reasons why you WOULD want to manage your own units.  Bel...