I have been doing hard money lending for a few years though hard money brokers which source and set up the loans for me to fund.   I have not gone out and purchased any existing notes yet, I have just funded new loans...

I am 22 and just purchased my first rental property, a $390k Duplex right out of Philadelphia in Montgomery County. It will also be my primary residence for the next year or more. The seller purchased the property as...

Hi BP!  My husband and I live in the SF Bay Area where home prices have risen substantially in past years.  We want to leverage some of our home equity and use that equity as down payment for our 2nd rental prop.  We'...

I called the county permitting office and they do require a permit to replace a water heater. Since it's highway robbery to pay a licensed plumber to do anything, I was wondering if most people ignore the permit issue...

I just wanted to share some more recent experience with Kwikset deadbolts as I have recommended them to numerous people in the past.  Since early 2011 I have been installing Kwikset Smartkey deadbolts in all of my pro...

OK, this is for one of our developers -  the people who keep this site up and running.  She would REALLY appreciate any advice you can give. She's a newer landlord, so go easy on her.She rented her property to a new t...

Hello allI've been doing my best to get educated as quickly as possible, from the forums, blogs and podcasts mainly.  I was hoping that you all could provide some guidance on how I should get started in my current sit...

I'm starting a remodel of a SFR and want advice on the roof. The roofing will completely be redone but I am not sure what shingles i should use. The 25 year ones are about 400 dollars cheaper. This is a fix and flip. ...

Hi Everyone - I'm about to start a new flip and we are trying a new general contractor. It is a fairly large job according to my standards (over $90,000).We are in the midst of getting the contractor agreement in plac...

Who here has purchased Rob Swanson and Steve Cook's Instant Empire Builders?  Are you building new construction yet with no money and no credit and low risk?  If you're successful doing it, would you say it is because...