I am fairly new to real estate investing. As I would expect from most newbies I am very excited about the potential and already have a couple deals under my belt. I am focusing on turnkey buy and hold properties at th...

Hey everyone, my main marketing strategy for the past three years has been cold calling, I have a cold caller that is outsourced and I handle all the leads that are produced. I have seen a pretty large decrease in our...

So we all agree obvious PITA applicants are to be avoided. To those more experienced out there, how do you reject them without them claiming discrimination and suing you? I'd like to tell this applicant that "I'm rent...

I have looked at 50-100 deals in my area of West Los Angeles. It is difficult to find properties that are cash flow positive after expenses and debt service. Basically, the deals do not look very attractive. I am curi...

I was cleaning out the basement of one of our rentals...
I saw something stuck in a corner behind a bolted on rack of shelves. I couldn't quite get to it and had to unbolt the whole unit from the wall. Worth it.
Unc...

Hi everyone! I am in a big jam, here's my situation....One of my recent aquistions was a 12 unit apartment building. After the 1st month, I received an astronomical high water bill/sewer. Where I purchased this buildi...

I found this today about a proposed meltdown:

The Day The Dollar Died

I thought some of our resident Tea Partiers would enjoy it. Most entertaining!