Has anyone dealt with tenant who is bipolar, off their meds? He’s been fired from his job. Family had him involuntarily committed. Local hospital immediately released him. He gave a handwritten, scribbled notice sayin...

I've been looking at STRs in the Smokies and was amazed by the fact that most of these properties actually come furnished! For someone strapped for capital, the additional ~$10-20K saved by not having to furnish a pro...

When submitting an offer on a property in a competitive market, what techniques besides increasing the offer do you use to make your offer more appealing to the seller and increase your chances of winning?

I posted this in another thread but felt it warranted it's own thread.  Yes, I realize that sometimes a different color would do better, but you wouldn't believe how much easier your life will be when you know exactly...

Redfin just released their future business model today, albeit only in BOSTON right now. It's called Redfin Direct and you can elect to have no agent representation when buying a Redfin-listed property. https://www.re...

For the last decade I have been working a nine to five. I enjoy my work - I am a mechanical engineer by trade and am a senior manager currently - but I have always felt a draw to own my own rental property. Before I s...

I wish I could show you how adorable this house is now. We flipped homes for the last 30 years but decided recently with the interest-rate so low to hold onto this one and try to rent it as much as possible. We signed...

Has anyone ever taken hardwood floors in terrible shape and flipped the wood upside down? From the basement the flooring looks as smooth and untouched as a babies bottom. It's work, yes...but free material> what do...

Hello. I’ll try to be as concise as possible. This post will come with a few questions. Please answer all or just one part if you have a moment. Thank you in advance for your help. My wife and I would like to buy a h...

Hi all, I'd like to run a scenario by you all and get feedback.  A little background about me:  I started about 6 months ago to look into real estate investing and about a month ago took my first actions mailing to no...