Hello,I have a contractor that is requesting 50% of what he quoted the job up front. It isn’t a super large sum of money, but I’m curious on what type of things I should do/look for to protect myself. As of now all I ...

My wife and I are split 50/50 on wether or not to pay off all our existing debt such as student loans and auto payments before we take on more debt to invest into real estate, or we begin saving to buy our first renta...

I have seen some that say carpet is the way to go in bedrooms, but others that say it is too expensive to replace and there are on-going costs of cleaning between tenants. Personally I have the tenants pay for cleanin...

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I'm closing on a property tomorrow and I'll be inheriting a Section 8 tenant. I always like to think about possible "What If" scenarios and it's got me thinking. I ponder, how would it af...

Hi! One of my last posts was asking about syndications/PE opportunities. Unfortunately, I've come across quite a few people who are really upset with how their syndication experience has been. Quite a few people have ...

What is the plan when tenants can’t work and cannot make rent payments? It has already started for me.

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Writing about the john reed article that was posted on here a bit ago, talking about how most investor's deals they say are good are actually not at all, because according to him, every property over time av...

I’ve just finished reading “The Color of Law” which is an eye opening look in to government sponsored segregation through housing policy. With section 8 being an actionable step in the right direction, why are some la...

It's not talking this time, though, if you've been paying attention, you know that I've been preaching this message for years...  Here's an email from this morning names and locations edited out):Hey Ben - Really enjo...

A housing bubble is a run-up in housing prices fueled by demand, speculation and exuberance. ... Speculators enter the market, further driving demand. At some point, demand decreases or stagnates at the same time supp...