I have had tenants tell me all manner of stories to explain why they were late with the rent. Sometimes, my empathetic side comes forward and gives them a free pass. I know that I must surely have been hoodwinked befo...

This actually happened to my primary residence...My neighbor recently enclosed his back yard with a standard 6' wooden fence. He added gates to each side of the house (nothing atypical here). Then he added a gate th...

When I find a promising multi-unit rental property, I usually assume that 50% of the gross rents is what I'll have after operating expenses to pay my mortgage. The listing sheets have a breakdown of the operating expe...

Quick background: We purchased a multi family that was to be a live in flip and to fund the purchase and the reno we leveraged our primary residence at the time. We moved into the live in flip and once the flip was ov...

Let me start by being crystal clear. I am very sympathetic to all of those who have been exposed to COVID-19 – those who have either struggled through severe (or even mild) symptoms and certainly those who have passe...

@Russell Brazil@James Wise@Joel Owens@Darren Sager@jay hinrichsWell, I find myself in a bit of a dilemma.I decided to get my Broker's License and start a Brokerage Firm. I now have my NY Real Estate BROKER's License (...

I was talking to a realtor who has cash buyer clients and he was telling me how wholesaling isn't an officially recognized real estate practice in the "real estate" industry.

It could be considered an illegal...