You know you've said it, "I could write a book with all the things that have happened to me in my business!"In this business, you come up on all sorts of situations.  Some amazing, some heartbreaking, and some outrigh...

I’m renting out my home and had a IG influencer apply. She makes great money 4 times what rent is a month. And her W-2 reflects that. She does have one account in collections but as second position. ( was a co-signer ...

I own a 3-family property in Massachusetts and use a property manager to handle nearly everything since I am currently out of the country. I've used this particular manager for 2+ years now and haven't received any co...

I’m going through a turnover on my SFH in Denver. The house will be rent ready in 2 weeks and so far the best application I’ve received is from a “independent contractor” working for a high end strip club. Everything ...

The future of Real Estate investing is in danger, and it's going to take a lot of creativity and unity to thrive over the next decade. 
Those of you who've been in it for the past 10 or 20 years can see the writing o...

I am located in Oregon, first time landlord. Our open house is tomorrow and someone has already mentioned they have Section 8 vouchers. My understanding is that it is an opt-in program? But that conflicts with the fac...

I’ve just finished reading “The Color of Law” which is an eye opening look in to government sponsored segregation through housing policy. With section 8 being an actionable step in the right direction, why are some la...

Stupid things Tenant Applicant’s say.

I had renovated a nice 4/3/2 and put it on the market for lease. Here are some of the comments from people who toured the property during the open house or called me from signa...

Has anyone here gone from owning rentals to buying land and building a subdivision? I know I hear about people leveling up to multifamily, but I'm way more interested in land and land development. I was just looking t...

I sent some schematics to one of our contractors this evening requesting some proposals for a deck for our primary residence. The deck will be just under 800 square feet. Here are some brief notes:

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