Hi. My question is this. My money is low, I don't have money for marketing yet (direct mail campaigns), so I am cruising the properties that are listed. I know deals can be done by putting lots of offers in with the h...

Thinking about buying this property in cash in Baltimore for around 35k. I know I would need a good title company but what are some other things I would did to do? I heard I should check for lead paint as well...

Thi...

Hey Everyone,I wanted to ask a very simple but problematic question for many investors. When investing in a rental property, do you chose Granite or Formica countertops?

I know it's pretty generic, but still something I want to figure out.I already run a rental business, mostly low end property in my section of Ohio, however we do have plenty of properties in nicer areas. The nicer pr...

When estimating operating expenses using the 50% rule, do you include property taxes and insurance as part of the 50%? Or do you consider that part of the mortgage payment?50% seems kind of high to me without the taxe...

Background:I have a tenant who has been renting for about 10 months.  She is a retired probation officer and currently works part-time with one of local city governments in the traffic court division.  When she first ...

I own multifamily buildings with a lot of vacancies.  In order to get the vacant apartments back on the market they need extensive renovations.  I've done the calculations and it totally pays to renovate in towns such...

Hi everyone, Under contract to purchase an REO property and it was discovered there's an old mortgage from 1997 which was assigned in 2000 to IMC Company Co, Tampa FL.IMC Company Co is no longer in business and from t...

This apartment was occupied by smokers for 16 years. I I bought an apartment last year that had smokers for 30 years straight and it still didn't look this bad. Nasty!This is my favorite. It looks like an actual confe...