Inspired by similar posts about turnkey companies,  I wanted to share every step of my experience with TexasTurnkeyProperties.com, which offers turnkey properties in the Houston area. I purchased one side of a duplex ...

I'm looking for my first tenants right now and had come to the conclusion that I wouldn't take ANYONE with an eviction, but I may break my own new rule.I've also decided that I want long term tenants and I'm not going...

Ok so there was a water leak about 5 feet from the meter outside of the home. The tenant notified me of the leak 27 Jan and it was fixed 3 Feb. I spoke with the water company and the leak began during the billing cy...

My direct marketing has primarily attracted sellers with "mild" interest in selling or sellers curious about what I would pay for their property. The intention here is not to create a discussion about the qu...

The yellow letter no doubt increases your call quantity, but does it increase your call QUALITY ?

Invitation style envelopes, hand written fonts and colored blue will all spark interest in and get your mail opened mo...

So here's a crazy story.

We picked up n REO to rehab. This home is a half mile away from another one that we sold in February for $111,000. The two homes are identical for all intents & purposes - 3/2 brick ran...

Introduction and background on questions:

Currently we are a 2 man operation that is a 50/50 partnership. We will not have any additional partners in the future and we are not interested in selling part ownership of...

I've posted this in the "Real Estate Success Stories" forum but perhaps its would fit better in the "Real Estate Life Lessons Forum".There is a ton of talk in the media but also on these forums of the precariousness o...

So I've read Wendy Patton's book on L/O and gone through another gurus course as well. I've also done plenty of reading in these forums. I'm suspicious that a rosy picture is being painted here. Essentially what I rea...

A recent thread pointed out the need for an Operating Agreement which led to maintenance rquirements of an LLC.

Not only do members need to have an Operating Agreement but the corporation needs to be maintained.

Min...