I always hear folks saying Seattle is not landlord friendly, so I should not buy an investment property in Seattle. But reading up on the tenant/landlord rules, I don't really see any concerns. What is everybody worri...

So 2015 was my first full year in the real estate business.  Someone published an article a week or two ago about making sure we get our 1099s together out to our contractors and such.  I honestly didn't know I had to...

The duplex I’m house hacking has an uninsulated attic. It would cost me about $800 to do it myself. And the attic studs are non-standard distances apart, so I’m not even sure I could do it properly myself. I’m going t...

I just read a very sobering article on Comcast just now. Only a little over 6% make 100k a year or more in the nation.

Adjusted for rising costs many are just getting by and unable to save much.
Hyper inflation hasn...

Anyone else feel guilty or bad at the idea of terminating a purchase contract? We have a property that we put an offer in on that was in "fantastic shape" and it got accepted after the seller countered. But after insp...

A quick overview: I am doing these write-ups on my first couple real estate investing endeavors for a couple of reasons. First of all, I am trying to let people know more about myself, and especially those of you wh...