Just happened to watch Dateline Sunday night and they did a great piece on Detroit. A recap Detroit economy is going through some of its toughest times. There are rows of vacant, damaged houses with nearly vacant ne...

Hi there,So I am still looking for my first deal in Georgia. I would like to purchase a rental property. I have only a 25K HELOC so my options are pretty limited. I keep seeing alot of cheap and decent looking homes i...

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 ...

What is your opinion on whether it is more cost effective to buy hot tubs new as opposed to used, or vis versa? 

I put several duplexes on the market through a real estate agent for roughly $190K.  We didn't pluck this number out of thin air.  There was another property that had sold on the street a few properties away for $190K...

Just thought I'd share my experiences at the Milwaukee county sheriff's sale today.I found a specific property I wanted in the Daily Reporter (newspaper of legal record) a few weeks ago. Right in my sweet spot neighbo...

I’ve done about 20 apartment turns to this date. I always seek a higher end product, it helps attracting new tenants and things like wiring, overhead lighting with switches, in each room, all new interior solid core s...

A 9 y.o. Whirpool washer just died in the rental unit. My first reaction was to replace it with new (for no more than $500, some basic washer). But then I thought of fixing it - but since I never dealt with fixing,...

I was thinking about the real estate bubble and there being experienced investors out there who saw it coming and called it "obvious." On the other hand, there were also very experienced investors who were completely ...

With inflation hard upon us, more expected, and with money harder and more expensive to get, do you see a downturn in new residential home building? Seems inevitable, doesn't it?