We had someone come to Birmingham from Miami over the weekend to check on five houses that he bought for ‘clients’. Here’s a snapshot of the situation: He’s owned these properties somewhere around a yearHe’s never se...

For buy and hold investors out there, how do you guys think about appreciation and how do you factor it in to your buying and selling decisions, if at all? What key factors do you use to measure the potential for appr...

So as many know the SB1070 was to go into place at 12:01am tonight but the judge just ruled blocking the KEY components of the law.

Law enforcement are not required to make a reasonable attempt to determine immigrat...

Actually started this venture about 3 years ago.  I might get some activities out of time sequence.  Sit back and grab some popcorn.I will chop this up into smaller segments, so each one isn't too long of a read and h...

What are the hottest states to invest in rental property right now? People seem to moving out of California to Texas, Idaho, and Colorado. Are there any other states that are hot right now?

We are in the market to buy and hold and plan to put down 25%.We have a seasonal real estate agent working with us, who is also a friend.  Rent in the areas we are interested in is about $1300 – $1550 for a 2 bds/1 ba...

What size multifamily building does a $1MM purchase price get in your market for a true C/B Class area? Here in Palm Beach County, Florida the most you can get is a 5-8 unit building for that price point. Somewhere in...

A while back, my wife and I decided to rehab one of our long-term rentals in central Austin and convert it to a short-term vacation rental. After months and months of work, our first vacation rental property is now up...

As a new investor looking to invest out of state, I'm finding it very difficult to know when a deal is actually a deal. I have spent a lot of time tracking the MLS, Zillow, redfin etc. and reading up on the varying ne...

Since out of state investors have infected my area and forced up property tax I can no longer afford to keep my rental.  The tenants are very decent hard working great people who love the house but cannot, like most h...