I recently ran across three companies that issue Surety Bonds as an alternative to security deposits. The idea is simple: instead of requiring tenants to front a hefty security deposit up front -- could be $2,500 arou...

Apologies if this is in the wrong place -If you have a SFH property with a grass yard - who does the maintenance? Do you ask the tenant to maintain the grass, shrubs, mulching, etc, or do you contract that out to a la...

Hello, I'm new to the investing game and I'm an big fan of BP. I'm going to give as much information as possible, but also cut a long story very short.  My father will be given his pension when he turns 70 1/2 in a ...

I recently listing at house in Richardson, TX FSBO and got a call from a rep at ListingSpark.comIt sounds very compelling and almost too good to be true.  Since I'm out of state, listing FSBO seemed a little intimidat...

I'm new to real estate, but not new to entrepreneurship. I started my first business -repairing bikes- when I was eleven years old. I've always had an insane drive and work ethic and I can't understand how anybody wou...

I have recently been looking into the possibility of investing in Crowdfunding.  I am still fairly new to investing but thought this may be an option to help diversify my portfolio in another way.  From what I can gat...

It's interesting how the Muslim Brotherhood is caught between and rock and a hard place, saying demonstrate but do not destroy property or turn to violence.

This came to the burning surface from the movie trailer rel...

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I would like to get more involved in private lending but am not too sure how to go about it. I have done two loans in the past (both successful), but those have been to acquaintances and they just happened to c...

We Are All DetroitDo you think the damage from the pending bankruptcy of the city of Detroit will be limited to Detroit? Think again. Detroit is partly the victim of economic trends far beyond its control, the down...

I was approached by a well know flipper in my area.  He is only looking for 15K. Here are the details, he is looking for 3 people to lend him 15k. He needs 45k to flip this property. after the property is complete he ...