Hi all!So I've been talking with my wife about the benefits to real estate investing vs. other forms of investing (stocks, bonds, annuities, etc.). She leans very much towards those forms of investing because it is wh...

So I've heard on this forum once before that many Landlords will have a vacant rental for 1 month after the former tenants move out so that they can clean and show the place for the next prospective tenants.  My duple...

Greetings.
I own a property in the San Diego area.  I rented it to a tenant a year ago on a 2 yr lease.  The existing lease has either 11 or 12 months left.
All was well until about 2 months ago when this women’s do...

I wanted to open up a discussion on the topic of real estate Crowdfunding and its impact on how deals are financed.

What do you think the future will bring?

So, i am wanting to do some real estate investing- but currently I have been renting my own residence for the last 5 years. I am paying way more in rent than it would cost me to make payments on a similar home. In f...

Hi guys!I have a questions for you..I am trying to figure out which is a better deal...2 houses, same sq ft, both not in a flood zone, same neighborhood, same rent, same block structure, same everything, except:1) one...

Going to be honest here - I am not sure this is a great deal... Maybe a good deal, maybe an acceptable deal but not a great deal as it stands.If I decide to buy this - it will be my first investment property, my first...

  The way I see it, there are basically two ways to use an IRA to finance investments:1) Have the IRA "buy" the property and ALL income and expenses are paid to/from the IRA. If financing is used in the purchase of t...

Hello.I recently purchased a multifamily property in upstate NY.I hired a contractor to renovate a part of the property, we signed a contract and i did my part in paying him on time. The process of working with this c...

Bill Gulley,

How does one go about evaluating a vacant commercial property?