I've read a lot of the forum posts, blogs, and am on podcast 131 (working my way through them), and paying off properties early vs. paying them off over the life of the loan seems to be a fairly divisive topic.  Befor...

I didn't want to derail the other interesting conversation about credit scores, so thought I'd pose this as a separate question.When I was renting to mainly techies and students, they often had no credit at all.  Ofte...

I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...

I am sure everybody has encountered the nit picky tenant. They may be a good paying tenant, but they annoy you to death with every little thing wrong in the home.Obviously I pride myself on getting real repairs, repai...

I want to begin underwriting commercial properties and have a good prospect in a 8-unit. The only information I have is limited MLS and county information. I would like to ask the seller for some more information. Wha...

Curious if anyone out there as something bad to say about BRRRR or did not have success and has some experience on some pitfalls to look out for before starting? Thanks!

I’m considering cashing out my 401(k) and IRA funds to invest in more real estate and would appreciate any advice or insights on whether this idea is viable.
Current Financial Situation:
Significant savings in 401(k...

I'm currently in the process of refinancing a 2 family house which has two 4 bedroom 3 bath units in it.  There are a shortage of multifamily comps in my area and the comps that were used are all 2 bedroom 1 bath two ...

It seems that turnkey sellers are sprouting like mushrooms, not unexpected giving all the distressed inventory being snapped up.

Current practice by the largest turnkey sellers strikes me as questionable. Here are a...

As we all observe and fear the Coronavirus, we see many cities under “shelter-at-home” restrictions, and many “non-essential” businesses closing. Then on the other hand, the Fed lowered rates almost to zero, and mortg...