I just started researching in REI.  I currently have a full time job that I love, however, after purchasing my first single family home I have become intrigued with REI.  Is it possible to have a full time job as well...

Hello allFirst time poster here and need some advice.  I have a guest house on my property that I rent out.  Recently put it on the market and one of the first responses was a sweet girl.  She came on Sunday to the pr...

Someone please help me, as I am worried if my furnace will cost me lot to fix. I always have to go from the same route so I always see my rental house and every time I pass, I see the door left open. I am not sure wha...

So my dear old Dad just passed away and left me some money. rip.. My wife was taking care of him and now needs a job. I'm considering buying a rental property to generate income and keep my wife employed managing the...

I am currently looking to purchase my first of hopefully many rental properties. The market in the town I live in is not good for buy and hold at this time so I am looking at surrounding areas. I am finding property t...

Can I be brutally honest?  I have no idea what I am doing and I feel like i am walking in total darkness...as my friend said, don't get analysis paralysis...I am an action person, but I just don't know what actions to...

My fiancee and I are in the process of purchasing a 2-flat with a coach house in the back of the lot on the north side of Chicago. Our lender requested a zoning certificate for the appraisal and discovered there are o...

For years, there have been claims that short-term rentals take away housing supply from renters and homebuyers and, as a result, inflate rents and home prices in nearby areas. But new data is saying something very, ve...

Hey Guys,

Just wondering: are yellow letters your primary type of mailing? (This also includes being combined with postcards as alternating form). Or are you sending another kind of letter? Let's do a roll call. ...

I observe the term “investor friendly” lender used regularly in these forums either by posters seeking financing or in the manner in which lenders market themselves. In many cases the forum inquiries or forum promotio...