"Read a book!" is a pretty common tip for new comers getting into real estate investing. Here's a question, what books do you recommend and why? Which ones should be avoided, and why?

Here are some of my recent rea...

Got an update from the city on the proposed Residential Infill Program including some updates and some links that I wanted to pass on:What is this project about?Residential Infill Project is updating Portland’s single...

Hi All,We are under contract to purchase a 2-unit home in Chittenden County.  Our initial plan will be to rent the upstairs unit to longterm renters and to rent the bottom unit as an Airbnb.  The upstairs tenants have...

Hi All!A flipper has decided to walk me through two of his new homes he just acquired through the end of the flip as a learning experience. This is really cool. He wants me to estimate rehab costs and then he will com...

Where can I  find a good and free resource for determining the net migration rate (people moving in vs people moving out of a market)? I think Census only shows population growth but not net migration. Please correct ...

Suppose you want to buy a few hundred acres, and then split them up into individual parcels and build a house on each one. How do you know that the local Zoning Department will allow you to change the zoning? (which I...

Hello,Is there an online good free property management software where I can do background check on anyone for free?

I’m wrapping up a flip in MI neighborhood that tells me the home should sell in 1-10 days. We want to sell the property fsbo because there is a solid chunk of cash to be saved by doing so. Of course RE agents say fsbo...

Been going through the Ultimate Beginner's guide and am almost finished!

Thanks for putting that together, btw. I can always appreciate altruistic contributions for the new crowd.

And although it has given me som...

I was hoping that I could post this anonymously, honestly.  Slightly concerned that I might catch a bunch of undesired feedback. The following post is purely to show that I have learned a lot on my first ground-up hom...