So I just closed on a fourplex in Stockton and I have a guy collecting rent who I inherited from the previous owner. He tells me yesterday that he has everyone's rent and we start going through the numbers and I no...

Hi there! I'm looking to hop out of the corporate rat race after having been laid off twice in the last year. I am currently in California and am looking to get into real estate investing and would love your thoughts ...

So I'm in the process of writing my business plan to start my real estate investing in a couple of years, once I build the connections, systems/processes and the capital to do so. While writing my business plan, I cam...

After speaking with several real estate professionals, and one in particular, I’ve collected a few controversial ideas and beliefs. I don’t have enough experience to determine whether or not these are accurate assess...

Yes, this is an angry kind of post. I don't have much patience or sympathy towards the annual flood of "Terrific End-of-Year Tips to Cut Your Taxes" webinars, podcasts, articles and whatnot. You want a sample of this ...

I am doing my first true house flip (have remodeled plenty of houses for rental) and am trying to figure out a contract to use with a new general contractor whom I have not worked with previously.  After hearing about...

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Cost to buy anything is Colorado is so high now that by the time you add rehab expenses and then have rent taper off on the other end BRRRR starts to no longer make financial sense. Maybe I’m just inexperienced or no...

Most of my applicants and renters have been great, but I've had a couple of guys that have tried to get me to bend my rules, and just generally been unpleasant.  I suspect they wouldn't act the same way if I was a man...

I know what I do/have done, but I'm curious to hear how some of you handle introducing yourselves to tenants inherited via purchase.  Do you send letters? Call? Knock on the door? Or all of these. Please share, thanks!