Share your thoughts on buying rental income properties starting with about half a million dollars.      The "why" is the important part of this question. If you are buying properties in the $100k range, do you buy the...

If I were to use my VA loan to get a multifamily (under 5 units), this whole idea of the one year stipulation keeps arising through other discussions. So my work around, option A. build rapport with a local bank and r...

If you had some spare $ and wanted to invest for mid- to long-term outside of your RE Investments, what would you do?
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Hi Guys, I have this crazy idea to sell houses without estate agents. There are numerous benefits to this other then the obviously huge financial benefits as an agents commission on average of 5% is not needed to be p...

First, thanks to everyone here for creating/maintaining a great site. I'm new here and am learning a lot via the posts, articles, and more.

I've noticed that there are lots of posts and advice on how to get s...

I have a tenant who has been in a house for almost 2 years.  She has always paid the rent on time and for the most part has been good with the exception perhaps of not being quite as tidy as I'd like but mostly good.F...

The obvious answer is zero - it's a suicidal strategy! But, here's the full story:I live in SoCal and currently rent but have a down payment saved and ready to buy. Unfortunately, property prices are currently detache...

I think its pretty safe to say that most people have their own opinion on the level of screening that tenants require in their market. Most people would run a credit check and possibly a background check.

Personally,...