Do you give a down payment to a Contractor before he does work? 
I'm having a hard time finding contractors that would do work without a down payment. 
I feel like even with a contract, a contractor could just walk ...

I live in San Diego and I’m having trouble convincing myself that multifamily is a good investment here in San Diego. For example I saw a single family home in Otay Ranch that is a 3 bedroom 3 bathroom house for 515,0...

Well its been a rough year as a landlord for me so far. Even worse than the year Hurricane Ike caused its damage. To date since January first of this year I have spent an average of $1475 a month for repairs and vac...

HI all,

I found a multifamily foreclosure for $12,900 in my hometown in a B/C area. The house was built in the 1900's and i'm a bit leary of potentially buying a house that old. Thoughts?

What should I be looking ...

Hi all, I’m just about to close on a 3 unit property here in Chicago. It needs a bit of work with one unit I will live in and another two to rent out. Both have current leases that will run out in March and then I can...

I have 23 single family homes being management. The terms are pretty standard - 10% monthly rents - 1st months rent on new lease - $200 renewal.Most of what they do is fine but they are not on top of tenants as much a...

Full disclosure: My partner and I are complete newbies to wholesaling and commercial real estate. We had no intention of getting into commercial, but in the process of looking for residential properties to wholesale w...

Looking to purchase our first home... have been recommended to waive inspections if we're serious in having an offer accepted (finally)My question: Would it make sense to waive inspection in this situation and have an...

Wow! That is what I first thought when I started reading this forum a couple of weeks ago. Such an incredible wealth of knowledge and people willing to share their expertise and opinions!

My fella and I are wanti...

Do you hesitate to answer when someone asks you what you do for a living?  Do you hang your head when the naysayers label your industry as a bunch of vultures preying on the innocent, trying to steal houses from littl...