Contrary to popular belief, values of real estate do not always go up. What makes it more difficult today more than ever is the economy is global. For example how many of you know that what the Japanese are doing with...

Hi BP. I've been researching cities to do my first investment property and have narrowed down my list:Top picks: Indianapolis, Kansas City, Cleveland, St. Louis.Second choices: Memphis, Nashville, CincinnatiWild card:...

It's a good day for property investors in Arizona via today's newsflashes from the Phoenix Business Journal:Intel to invest $20B in Arizona expansion, add 3,000 jobs
Intel Corp. announced plans on Tuesday to invest $...

While looking at the fixer upper homes that are in the market, often times I see rooms that are wall to wall 1970’s style paneling. I was wondering how some of the rehabbers out there, are handling this common type of...

Hi all, My name is Tom Dever from MA and I've signed up to this site to help better understand investing in vacation properties. Specifically in the Loon Mountain New Hampshire area. Would be great to network with any...

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I must be a slow learner because as I learn more and more, I find that I am more puzzled by the market here in Austin TX.

I was recently trying to use the 50% rule and the 2% rule as diffe...

Long story short, the first showing we had gave us a written full price offer. We have 14 more showings scheduled this weekend. Is it ethical to tell the other showings that we already have a full price offer?

Wanted to see what everyone thought about this. What is a healthy and ideal vacancy rate? There's a fine line between too low and uncomfortably high; if it's too low, you're more than likely leasing for under-market a...

I am encouraged to research further into the Baltimore buy and hold rental market due to the rent to value numbers. My intention is to buy and hold a stack of SFH's in a good cash flow area. It appears from my initial...

I have been a full time investor for 20 years and been listening to the pod-casts ever since I found the site a year ago.  Thanks for all the great info!!  Sitting in Chicago traffic has been way more interesting list...