I have heard from numerous investors about how their spouse or significant other "just doesn't get it." Has anyone felt the stress on their relationship? What have you done to rectify the situation? Or has it played a...
Brace yourselves. This one's a doozy. Skip to the line if you're in a hurry.I joined this site quite a while ago. Then, I forgot about it. I just focused on other things, almost all of them crazy ideas and flights of...
I've heard the horror stories from landlords about how the tenant they were evicting poured cement down the toilet, played hammer darts in every room, ripped out the copper, or left piles of garbage for the landlord t...
I’m trying to find a way to manage properties remotely without using a property management company. Is there any tech out there that helps with this?
After investing for awhile and building up a sizable portfolio, I have started venturing into lifestyle properties. I’d love to hear what your favorite lifestyle investments are.
There is talk on the internet about terrorists being the cause of the housing market today. I can see where that would be the cause if you go back to 9/11. I remember we did not get an order in at the appraisal offi...
Hi All,I'm curious how people are continuing to justify buy-and-hold investments in Illinois suburbs with the current state of property taxes. I've got my eye one pretty inexpensive property which is listed at $80K, w...
I'm currently evaluating several different properties and need to purchase 2 prior to the close of the tax year. Some have very high appreciation potential with less cash flow while others have great cash flow and fa...
Hello BP,I've been reading that HUD is looking to roll out a new way to calculate fair market rates for section 8 housing in large metropolitan areas. The new policy called "small area fair market rate would set new f...