I have a small residential portfolio which I have enjoyed and would like to continue to grow. Commercial investing has always interested me, although I have heard its a much different animal. I have a residential lice...

We live in a changed city.Our specific demographic data will continue to shift every year. But the major change—D.C.’s transformation into a city of the wealthy—has already happened. Any further shifts will simply mak...

After a period of low interest rates that fueled housing market, the Federal Reserve is meeting on March 14-15 with the stated goal to raise the benchmark interest rates from near zero. Many are saying that this will ...

Hi, i have 10 acres of industrial land and going to be building out muti use type of storage kind of little bit of everything, rv /boat storage / semi truck parking , and little bit of container storage   and small sp...

Hey guys, what is your take on what is happening in Alberta with the oil down?rents in Calgary are already going down and vacancy rate is above 5%some experts predict oil to go down to $10 per barrel, that would put e...

Hi all,I am in the process of buying an owner occupied multifamily (3 unit to be precise in Newark). This has been an ongoing saga. I was aiming for 5% FHA which I was approved for. But there were so many silly issues...

I have a tenant who recently moved out.  During her tenancy her boyfriend totally destroyed the back entry door (cost $600).   He is now in prison and supposedly will pay restitution to me when he is release.  The per...

What does everyone think of the recent rapid building of properties particularly apartments in southern Baton Rouge? Anyone affected by it? Seems to me like rent has come down a little bit compared to last year or the...

In the Tenant Screening: Ultimate Guide it's recommended that the tenants income is at least 3X the rent. Those of you who follow that rule and rent to Sec. 8, how do you handle the income to rent ratio seeing as t...

I'm in a bit of a pickle here and need some advice.  I have a rental house in Charlotte, NC that I have been trying to sell, I have tenants in place that had verbally agreed they would vacate early and I was offering ...