I came across this article today that talks about the shift in the Austin housing market and wanted to pass it along:Report: Austin losing homebuyers to other cities for 1st time on record

I got a home inspection on a new home I was purchasing. The home inspection did note that the AC unit was beyond its normal life and would probably need to be replaced within a few years. However, after purchasing ...

We have a 2 unit building that we have lived in for 10 years.  The renter lived there before we bought it.  It was/is our first place, the renter was clean and worked a stable blue collar job, and it was easy to keep ...

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My tenant signed the lease at the beginning of June, to move in mid-June. This lease included a pet addendum for her 2 small dogs. Now that the first full month's rent is due (after she has already had the ke...

There are a lot of new and old investors on the forums. In honor of Halloween what are the scariest things about investing past, present, or future for experienced investors? What's the scariest thing for new investors?

My husband and I are DINKs with a plan to retire early, well go to very part-time, that seems too easy, and I'm hoping the experts (you!) can help us vet this plan.I'm 39 and my husband is 46. We live in Austin, TX an...

http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/jul/06/local/chi-landlord-dead-6jul06

I just bought a 600 square foot property and I got a quote for $8500 to completely gut the interior and basement (Plaster walls/ceilings, cabinets, bathroom, trim, some carpet, and a few rotten walls, bathroom, and dr...

[RANT] My tentants (1 college student + 2 young working professionals) were tired of waiting for my plumber to fix a sewage smell - it took a series of months to complete root cause analysis, so they took matters into...

So I get my taxes filed by CPA for the first time in my life, and paid a premium fee of $685.  Things went smoothly for the most part, other than couple of MAJOR issues which I cannot afford to overlook.  I am detaili...