New investor here. My first property was a multi-family in Iowa. I got it for dirt cheap, and now I see why. The former owner (LLC) was rather lacking on upkeep of the units. And now after a year, the utilities are ea...

All wanted to share with you an ongoing heated dsicussions between City of San Jose, Landlords and tenants about rent control.  Share your thoughts here and with the city... Summary of proposal: http://www2.caanet.org...

Hi everyone,
First time poster, long time reader. My family is slowly building a residential rental portfolio and live in Florida. I'm in the process of re-designing our long-term real estate holding structure and wo...

What can a buy&hold guy do to shave an extra $100 off monthly expenses without taking on additional work for himself? Tips I've gathered so far are a combination of the following: challenge property taxes, shop fo...

Unemployment claims are inching down, the economy’s Q2 numbers were revised up a bit, and the sentiment in the articles I see all point to a recovery. Is this election propaganda or are we actually seeing what will...

I am doing a rehab an older house that will be a rental when it is finished and I was wondering, has anyone put an instant water heater in a rental? I have had the electrical upgraded and added a second bathroom to ma...