I'm just curious about buying and holding properties while renting them out.  In most everywhere in the US, you cannot rent a property for at least 1% of the value.  In Denver, you can buy a $400k property and get no ...

So I am going through the lending process with another lender and we just got my rental appraised last week. Now Quicken, who has the current mortgage, has gotten the notice that I’m about to pay off the loan and then...

Economic Update
(Monday, August 31, 2020)

The US economy got crushed in the second quarter, with the worst decline in real GDP for any quarter since the Great Depression. However, the good news for real estate...

What would you do if you were 19 again? How would you invest?Where would you start?

I'd like to get some input on reasonable vs unreasonable fees for property management. 
I think most people think that the % of rent is the key fee. I disagree. 
I interviewed a property manager a while back who hea...

What do you think of this rental applicant?Cons: A bankruptcy "less than a year old" (I'm not sure if that's since filing or since discharge), no recent rental history because he was a homeowner, a new wife from his n...

Investing in real estate is a very popular thing! It is great for residual income and quick cash flow. I am part of a women's realtor group with top 10% agents.  Each week we discuss current issues that arise.  Last w...

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...

Recently, a friend and fellow real estate investor approached me with an opportunity. He wants to build 3 to 5 1,000 sqft homes in small towns that are within a 30 minute commute to a mid-size city in Texas. Through a...

I welcome any and all ideas and critiques regarding this issue. Please comment or PM me if you have any thoughts. Good or bad. :-)

I am installing a 15.6 megawatt Grid Tied solar system on my 30 unit apartment com...