I'm looking into investing in a market outside of my local state and was looking for advice or things to look out for while doing so. I'm also curious if it's necessary to be able to go visit the property before buyin...

Hi guys. I want to start working on my blog here in a bit and write some longer, informed answers to commonly asked questions. One of the main questions I find myself answering for hopeful OOS investors over and over ...

Hello everyone. I'm an out of state investor from California and I'm ready to buy in Columbus, OH.  My financials are set, I have a Property Manager and Realtor. My only concern is how to verify if the property for sa...

I currently have a Checkbook IRA that I invest in Mortgages.

Since I started the process I have had some issues with the company that set up the IRA. They are not the Custodian but only a representative. Once...

Hi everyone! I had recently asked a question to get opinions on whether we should evict a certain tenant. We ended up moving forward with eviction, judge ordered a settlement because the tenant claimed they had the re...

hello, really my first beefy post... signed up a while ago and ready to commit!my wife and i are 42 years old, dual income, no kids (working on that)... we bring home 15k/month after taxes. we save at least 2k a month...

"Minneapolis group recommends strict rent-control plan to City Council"The group split with 14/25 voting to recommend a strict rent-control plan like the one that St. Paul passed last year, and 11/25 to recommend a pl...

Hi all, I recently purchased a duplex in Memphis, TN that was occupied. This duplex is in a good neighborhood near Rhodes college. Rents are below market due to long term tenants being in place, and both leases expire...

Has anyone dealt with Shivers Lending?

Hi, I really need some guidance. I rented my condo last year for a year. Her lease is up on Sept. 30th, 2012. It says in the lease that a new lease is required. She said she wants month to month so I wrote up an a...