I am working with an investor who wants to buy multiple properties. He is not quite a big enough player to buy a large portfolio; even if he did I would not have the contacts to get it done.

However, he was askin...

Has anyone used the Trans Union Smart Move for tenant screening?  Pros/Cons? Do you recommend??Thanks,Dan

Well. I lost my job today. Nope, I didn't quit. I was laid off. I was working for a company called Gulfstream. They had to lay off 1,100 employees, and I was one of the unlucky chosen. So... What to do now?I really wa...

Just got started with investing and it is a huge stress! Constantly worrying what my tenants might do, worrying about the market, worrying about the value of my unit, worrying if I have enough seed capital to make thi...

My business partners and I just created a new property management company here in Cincinnati, Ohio to manage the properties in our portfolio.  I am hoping that current PMs and owners who use PMs can offer some tips on...

I recently found out about a real estate investing mentor group called Lifestyles Unlimited based in Texas and decided to do some research on it. I came across a thread on this forum about the company from 2008 and ve...

Does anyone have a worksheet with general costs for itemized rehab/replacement items?  I'm trying to put something together so I can do a really rough estimate of costs to fix a property after the inspection but befor...

Don't blame everything on interest rates - It's because wages haven't kept pace
My wife and I bought our first house in Seattle in 1986 for $78,000. It was in a safe, desired neighborhood, post card view of downtown,...

Does anybody have any advice on rolling over a 401K into long term real estate investments from a previous employer? I heard that it can be done but I’m having a tough time finding information about it on the interweb...

I’m currently active duty and want to get into real estate but my current schedule is pretty hectic and I would like to minimize the time I dedicate to a property (for the time being). Does anyone have any tips or rec...