Dear Pocketers,

How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?

While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...

I was just listening to Elizabeth Colegrove on podcast 103.  She is obviously a very bright investor who is currently doing what I call the W.E.B. Griffin RE investing strategy.  Basically, buying a house at every dut...

well for all you stat's folks Portland tops the list this go around.It is very robust market here.. as we tend to get the over flow from CA. and lag behind CA about 12 to 18 months... One of my new home projects I am ...

Hello! I've learned so much on BP, mostly from lurking over the last few years as I prepare to shift full time to RE. I'm curious to tap the brain trust here on any angles I may not have considered. Would love to hear...

Hello,I am an american living in Paris and I have recently started investing in real estate. I have purchased three apartments in the last two years (in Paris and Marseille) and am looking for more! I have learned a l...

Given that there is such a liquid market of buyers online I was wondering what people's thoughts are on the commission paid to Realtors. A 6% commission has always seemed scandalously high to me given the typical amo...

I think I could write a book sometimes with some of the crazy stories from owning and managing vacation rentals. I'd love to hear your stories and how you've addressed the issue to prevent it from happening again (if ...

A fellow investor recently said to me, "I want a 60 year old renter because they're stuck in their ways and I want them to be stuck in my home." If this is the target renter, you'd have to have single-story homes with...

Hey Guys,

I recently bought a new rental property and am in the process of rehabbing it to rent it. Generally, I buy the lowest cost of whatever-it-is that I am replacing so long as it is durable. However, As I go th...

I have ~500k liquid to invest but still confused where to start. Everything I've been reading has been about eventually raising capital but how do you start when you already have the capital? I'm looking for max cash ...