My biggest lesson so far has been absolutely that if you want to be in this game for the long haul, once in a while you are going to get kicked around and that is part of the game! We can all get the glamorous benefit...

Communication is one of those seemingly simple yet differentiating factors between A-players and the average. The ability to communicate promptly, clearly, openly, and consistently with investors places you in a disti...

Well it's great to hear about everyone's success stories, but anyone interested in posting about their not so success stories?

I'm sure everyone could learn some valuable lessons. As they say, those are the ...

Here are the skills and lessons I learned during the rehab of my second rental.
1. If the property has been vacant for over a year and still has fleas, there may be a raccoon living up inside the fireplace. (I can no...

Hello,Last year I went to an accountant that someone else I knew had worked with and his reviews seemed to check out online.  Unfortunately, he clearly didn't know much about income properties and overlooked a lot of ...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $309,000

Cash invested: $72,000

Sale price: $570,000

This was more of a roll over than a "flip" as it was my pr...

The key words are “giving thanks”. I’m thankful for being raised by the greatest parents in the world. Growing up with parents that allowed me to live life, test my abilities through success and failure, and teach me ...

After 14 years, my wife just got laid-off indefinitely along with probably 50% of her colleagues. Shes in the aerospace Industry and Boeing was their largest customer by far. 
I'm not predicting gloom and doom for a...

The standard washer warranty is 1 year, with the exception of Speedqueen, which comes with a manufacturer-backed 3-5 year warranty. To summarize, my relatively new Electrolux washer (1.5 years old, so it's off-warrant...

The Cold Hard Lessons of Mobile U.

An excerpt:

"It was Day 2 of Mobile Home University, an intensive, three-day course on how to strike it rich in the trailer-park business. Seventy-five or so stud...