I am a lower middle class guy from Iowa. I stumbled upon real estate investing, and now I am looking to start. My wife is very scared of the idea has anyone else's delt with this and can offer some advice to make it l...

I'm reading The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan and I came across this tip about managing single family houses. "Many single-family investors sidestep the issue( in regards to hiring a ...

Linky link. For those unaware, we had a tragedy in Oakland this past weekend. Fire. About two dozen people lived in the building. Dozens are dead, in what reads like something out of the developing world: very large p...

I have invested in a out of state rental and will have a property management co. managing it. I plan to buy a home warranty to cover appliances and plumming. They will repair appliances, $30  or $70 fee  depending on ...

What are various factors that are considered while buying a rental property at todays price points to justify the investment? 2% rule was good for during the last few years, their is continuous downward pressure on th...

First time doing an STR and I want to put it in an LLC to shield my other assets as best as possible. I've read the pros/cons of LLC vs only doing umbrella insurance and I'd prefer to do the LLC route to minimize risk...

Hello,I need some important advice before I rent out my house in Los Angeles county. I bought house 2021 and rented it for few months but had really bad experience with tenants. They did not pay penny for 6 months and...

Hey BP investors! I have a 40 year old duplex in Austin with original plumbing, hvac and AC systems and I'm looking into buying a home warranty to cover eventual repairs. I also have issues with existing washer which ...

I know a home warrantee is just an insurance policy.
I am going back and forth on a FNMA property. They countered back that the property is sold as is. But, they are offering a home warrantee.
The house has some foun...

Hi Folks,After reading @ Tom V. 's post:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/1093...I am wondering... is an investor shielded from these kinds of horror stories at all when good property management is in plac...