I have a very nice urban property up for rent. The clients that often apply to my city homes have POOR credit.. so I NEVER judge an applicant based on their credit score, I have removed that judgement from my process....

I just finished reading Christine Karpinski's book 'How to Rent Vacation Properties by Owner' . The slant of it was that if you manage yourself and use portals like Airbnb, vrbo, etc. you can break even or even get po...

I have spoken with several of you by email and phone the last couple of weeks about Gatlinburg investing and the increasingly imminent recession.  I decided to write a blog post on the subject today.  Feel free to che...

I have two major issues with Bigger Pockets.  Before I get to the issues I want to point out Bigger Pockets is a great website for networking, free information, investing strategies and many other things.  Overall I t...

The other day, I had an interesting conversation with the executive director of the Ohio Department of Commerce. He had called me in response to a complaint I filed against a broker who asked me not to make any offers...

Today we sent our investors a special update on the impact of Coronavirus to the Las Vegas market. I thought it would be helpful to share it here.
There are multiple canceled events and conferences. Hotel occupancy i...

Have you stayed in a few AirBnB rentals? VRBO? Have you stayed in the big city and then compared that to a place in the country near a tourist attraction? What was your experience?I've stayed in a dozen or more AirBnB...

I am thinking of buying and selling notes, but I only know a little about it at this time, any good advice, suggestions or help out there? please let me hear from you.

My first rental is a B class SFR, Rent 1500/month. I put all new finishes and it LOOKED really nice. I went to do my first rental inspection after 5-6 months( while doing a walk through with an appraisal company to BR...

I’m hearing on the internet, television, and BP the lending standards for big banks are starting to change. Some theorized prices for housing will fall, others think nothing will happen and we’ll all go back to our on...