I live in expensive New York City and cannot really afford to invest here at the moment. Looking at properties out of state is extremely tempting and looks good. Much less expensive. Any thoughts? Is it a good idea? P...

I'm an investor in the Bay Area and Indianapolis metro area. I've seen a lot of posts suggesting to beginning investors, many of them Californians that Ohio is a great market, particularly with Google, Intel, Honda, a...

Well, as the title says I am going to try an build a fourplex. And its my first deal. This will be my diary. Come hell or high water, you will have a front row seat.Before we get into the deal, understand that I am go...

Strategy: Buy & Hold, Live in for 2 years, remodel it while living in it, then move out.I've been all excited since I "found a gem" but now after running number over and over and over again I break-even only if I ...

Hi All,I am new to RE investing. We recently moved out of our first home in Lehi and bought two new properties in American Fork. One home is our primary residence (that we already live in) and the other is our first r...

This has now happened 3 times in my primary residence.

I find a puddle on my basement floor, look up and a copper pipe is dripping very slowly from the middle of a length of pipe, its not at a joint, and the...

She told us she would not renew the lease in Jun as she bought a house and would close in July.  However, on July 30th, she said her closing date was postponed to Aug 9th and she wanted to stay until Aug 10th.We found...

What are the best cities to buy investment property? Here is a recent article that precisely answers that question. Agree or Disagree? For the newbies out there, this will narrow your choices and make things simple.Te...

Is anybody currently investing in the Newark NJ area? I know the city has been improving and trying to drive in new businesses over for last 10 years. Just wondering if anyone has been investing in properties here rec...

When I first started purchasing houses I had a Realtor find me a lot of deals. Once the houses were renovated I had her put the houses up for Lease on MLS. She would have the prospective tenants run a background check...