We are hearing about some municipalities and counties across the country halting evictions because of the Pandemic.  OK, I get that.  Don't like it, but I understand.  So the next question is: will mortgage lenders al...

If you were to restart your life at 17 already knowing you want to get into real estate investing, would you go to college with a full-ride or would you get started investing without wasting any time, and why? 

I'm looking at a property in a relatively affluent area and I'm wondering what - if anything - I should do about the asbestos shingle siding. There are a handful of cracked, chipped, and even missing shingles and the ...

I recently had my first call to interview a potential property manager for my first long-distance investment property and it left me a bit discouraged to learn of the reality of the costs involved.
3-5 weeks to rent ...

Hello all,
Can anyone please recommend a cost effective window that they use on their projects. I am currently in the process of purchasing my first 4 plex and it could use new windows and there are a lot of choices o...

Investing in real estate during a recession makes many people feel like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. For others, it’s an exciting opportunity.
In my 30 years of real estate investing, I’ve see...

Dear Pocketers,

How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?

While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...

For buy and hold investors out there, how do you guys think about appreciation and how do you factor it in to your buying and selling decisions, if at all? What key factors do you use to measure the potential for appr...

Everyone is asking how to get into RE.  I want to know - how to get out?  It was fun while it lasted, but I'm kinda done...Any ideas?I've had oil on my mind lately, and Serge is no freaking help.  Should I maybe buy s...

The context being today's market.Assumption: the new asset would be in addition to your existing positive cash flowing portfolio.Requirement: the new asset’s cashflow cannot be negative.  It must at least break even a...