When you are just getting a cursory showing/walk through are there things I should look for to see if there is a problem between the house and the street? Or with the water service from the street for that matter?Hous...

Am I all alone here? People in my area can make $50/hour. Now, if we extrapolate from this, 50/hr x 40 hours/week = $100,000. Many of the people are dual income families. So a couple makes $200,000 per year. How ...

Looking to buy another multi unit. It cash flows well 12% about. I need to put down 25% for this. So far I haven’t had much luck doing any BRRRR properties so most of my properties I work hard and save the money to p...

Economic Update(Monday, February 22, 2021)
The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s Jan. 26-27 meeting, released last week (after their customary three-week delay), show that members of the Committee ...

Is it ok to work directly with the Realtor who is selling an REO property and have them pull the comps on it, or is it better to work with a different realtor so they are not "biased"? Or does this not matter because...

Economic Update
(Monday, July 6, 2020)
The big economic news this week is the second straight employment report which surpassed expectations. Nearly all of the data indicates that the recovery from the partial shut...

Just read a thread where a landlord gave a good reference. After doing so, the tenant went "bad". I am considering not giving ANY references but this may not be fair to a good tenant. What if you have a bad tenant and...

There is a growing political movement, at least on Twitter, called Rent Strike 2020.  Basically the message is that they are demanding that the governors of all states "freeze all rent, mortgage, and utility bill coll...

Looking for some advice on a rental property I just purchased. The inspection report indicated that the electrical outlets were not grounded or “open ground.” In talking to an electrician it would cost $900 to complet...

Hi all,

as the title post indicates, I'm a new member from the Twin Cities. I've been interested in real estate for quite awhile but up to this point my experience has been limited to owning my current house. Thankfu...