Hi, I am in the process of negotiating a contract to buy a house. I live in California. Today, the counter offer was back with signature said "per phone conversation with seller", signed by seller's agent. I wonder if...

Here is a small riddle I recently acquired along with a property.  It used to be completely hidden underneath an extensive poison ivy carpet and obviously hasn't been touched in years.  Does anyone recognize this as a...

After listing a 1BR apartment in the Chicago suburbs, I ended up showing the property to a woman and her daughter who said they were originally from Chicago but have been living in Italy for the last 25yrs.  They seem...

We purchased a significantly distressed rental property in Austin October of 2023 and were hit with a huge (3x) property tax bill at the end of the year. The previous owner had an "over 65" exemption. We submitted a p...

I would like input from the group on how you might structure a real estate construction contract with your contractor to do a rehab project for you in the area of time management of the project. Specifically, what you...

I have a SFH that I am helping my partents rent out.   We have each potential appilcant fill out a general application ( contact info, work history, previous landlords, number of teants, and number and type of pets).I...

Hello all,After much analysis paralysis on my part, my girlfriend and I have just purchased our first investment property. To mitigate risk, we decided to house hack a 3/2 home with a detached 1/1 MIL suite to rent. W...

We bought a house in March with the intentions to rent our basment for Short term. We did and it was decent! November and December took a nose dive. We get most bookings on Airbnb. Not many at all on VRBO. Anyway I am...

I've been a landlord since 2008, but only about six months ago did I decide I wanted to get more serious about real estate investing. I'm an engineer by day, which is why every time I hear an investor or a guru say th...