Four years ago today I was wandering through life thinking I had made it. I was working a corporate 9-5 job, good pay and would use my 10 days of PTO for the amazing 1 week getaways. Jan 1st 2017 happened to be the la...

Hi, I got a potential tenant that has a service dog. I check tenant Facebook page, her dog is a pit bull. Is it legal in all 50 states to take a pet deposit for a service dog? I usually only take $50 for pet deposit (...

I have a single family home, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, single story, 1800 sq. ft. in a nice suburb community in Houston, Texas. I purchased the home in 2009 for 121K and I would like to sell it today for 170K. It has had o...

With such a high demand for affordable housing in California, Oregon, and other states, has anyone tried developing a manufactured home park or anything similar? What are the challenges with getting it approved? Is it...

Receiving a cash out loan on an investment property can be a very confusing item. This post is designed to bring some clarity to taking cash out of a property with a conventional loan and help you navigate the someti...

I'm looking at getting started in real estate and everyone talks about low/no money down. cause I've noticed that even a 10% down is $5k in my area, plus closing plus extra funds that the expect you to have. So even i...

Mortgage scams and other lending scams are common in today’s tight credit markets. Banks aren’t lending and everyone is looking for private money loans to fund their investments and businesses. When the market demand ...

I'd like to use my IRA account to invest in RE. What is the best way to do this without liquidating my IRA? I'd like to use the money without actually withdrawing it to avoid paying income tax on the withdrawal. What ...