I'm a fan of Lisa Phillips and her investment strategies, involving buying houses under 35k in stable low income neighborhoods, repairing them to last 15+ years and holding them.Right now I live in Arvada, nearby to D...

Hello everyone! We are running a joint account and this is our intro and about us! Thanks for checking it out!Johnny has been a contractor for the past few years in Bend, Oregon. He's been using that time as an educat...

I just called about a property for rent. $300 month, $150 deposit. Why on earth would they be renting for so low when they could be getting section 8 tenants? The house would fetch $600 easy. The house is in a bad...

Two thoughts on negotiation techniques.  One, is the long, drawn out method by which you get the other party “invested”; time wise as well as emotionally in concluding the deal.  With x number of hours in, and time to...

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Not sure where I should be posting this as this is my first post, but I'm in need of some advice. My wife and I are currently looking to buy in the Sacramento, Ca area. We've been looking around for a f...

I've seen the rule of thumb that you shouldn't buy a property older than 30 years for value-add multi families. In some markets (like Cincinnati) the up-and-coming areas consist of properties that can be much older; b...

Hired a broker agent to find tenant and do the lease on a rental property. We agreed  I will manage tenants after that. I will and have used and alias when contacting the tenants. Broker just  found tenant  and are mo...

As a lender, we get great insight into where investors are closing more deals, so we thought today we would talk about Charleston, SC.
Known for its seemingly endless amount of charm, history, and constant hustle, ...

Hi all!This is the first time I'm working on a rehab that's more than just cosmetic. We're finishing a basement & also considering updating electrical / plumbing. Our contractor said we should definitely replace t...

Finally got sick of my money sitting in the bank,getting bored,and want to get in the game of real estate.What I'm asking is as a first time investor in rental's would like to read your advice for what I should look f...