There was a 4-plex in my area listed for 75k, I called 4 days after it was listed on the MLS and the Realtor told me they closed that morning. A month or two has gone by and it was still on the MLS, yesterday it dropp...

The supply of homes for sale around the three county area of Sacramento has risen for the 8th month in a row. There was only a 1.5% rise in supply compared to August 24 to September 24. There were 3447 homes for sale ...

I am looking at buying a condo. I am 100% behind buying it based on the walkthrough/numbers, but I just found out it is currently being treated for roaches. Even if the exterminator treats the property for roaches, ca...

What do people think of Airbnb's "Extra Guest Fee"? Good idea, bad idea? I've recently had to switch cleaners and that is costing me an additional $50/stay. I could pass this along directly in the cleaning charge, but...

I have been sitting on the sidelines for a few months now, and have never purchased a rental property. I have been waiting for a pull back, or for the markets to cool off. It seems to me at least, that price drops hav...

Am i thinking about this the right way?US dollar net value drops almost 7% in the last three months+An assumed true inflation rate of 5% (shadowstats.com)Loss of purchasing power 7% + Inflation @ 5%= 12% decline in ov...

Hello all!  Long time lurker, first time poster! I have learned so much from these forums and feel like I am ready to jump in!I currently have 2 LTRs but I want to get my feet wet in the STR market!  However, these fe...

Need help figuring out why our house doesn’t have an offer and instead have heard a few ‘offers’ are coming with no follow up.It’s a 6/5, 4300 sqft home in Smyrna, just 3 years old. We added a lot of upgrades when we ...

Good morning all!I was having a conversation with another investor a few days ago regarding short term rental occupancies and rates. In some areas right now it appears that bookings are "down", at least compared to th...

Hi, in David Greene’s book Long-Distance Real Estate Investing, he talks about what banks look for in borrowers as far as debt-to-income ratio and mentions, “Most banks don’t want a DTI higher than 3-6 percent.” Other...