How many people do you know that just make you shake your head at their financial predicament?   I mean, hey, I came late in life to financial sanity and the decision to invest and retire early, and made lots of stupi...

My tenant let me know last month that their power bill was about double what it had been.  Since it was really cold, I wasn't concerned too much about it, but still had an HVAC tech go check it out.  I wanted to make ...

my tenant had a $350 electric bill last month, almost 3000 kwh. 1600 sqft brick house built in 2005.  What is the most likely culprit for this? I have someone coming to check out the ac this week anyways. Any other po...

For the seasoned rental investors out there, especially in the baltimore area - I'm thinking of picking up a fourplex that's fully occupied. However, I really want to get is under an owner occupied FHA loan with 3.5% ...

hey everyone newbie here. i have been doing research and feel blessed to have come across this site. for about the last few months i have been unemployed and collecting and realizing that working for a company is not ...

My wife and I have been thinking (preliminary) about investing in a vacation property. We like the idea of a condo b/c it's low maintance and we won't be spending a lot of time there.

My wife is thinking about Holly...

I’m not just a REALTOR®, I’m a gardener and an avid cook, so this news isn’t resonating with me, as I prefer gas to electric cook tops. How about you? Which do you prefer? Thank goodness it will only apply to new buil...

Just got a call from a tenant parent and the January electric heat bill was $1100.  In past years the highest it went was $800.   The heat is all electric baseboard with one room with under floor heating on slab and o...