Without exception, every episode of "Flip This House" that I've seen has a portion of the show in which almost immediately after purchasing the house and beginning the rehab, they uncover some sort of problem that the...

At least once a week I get told by someone that they are thinking about investing (whether passively or actively), but they are not ready to start yet. The majority of people I talk to are actually pretty knowledgeabl...

We have been under contract for a Four-plex  but after the appraiser came out to see property he mentioned house was never zoned for multi family. It has all utilities separated, as well as entrances, etc. Now lender ...

Recently heard about buying mortgage notes and it got me thinking about potentially using this strategy in the future for acquiring real estate. Anything you can tell me about this especially in the case of non-perfor...

My name is Jeff Graves, I've been in the real estate industry full time since 1985 in various positions, such as:  Property management, Title Insurance Account Manager, Realtor Trainer, Investor, Real Estate Agent.  C...

Hello everyone,My PM charged me $290 for replacement of a cartridge on a tub faucet. Does $290 not sound like I was way over charged? I mean how expensive are parts and labor? Sometimes I think about trying to manage ...

Just spent a nice afternoon in Cleveland.. like what i saw of this rust belt city... looks like another one on its way up.Looks like we will plant some investment roots.

Last week I pulled the plug on the purchase of a fourplex during inspection because the numbers weren't going to work out if the RE market dropped much and the property needed rehab the owner didn't want to deduct for...

We are doing our first C Neighborhood rental and are estimating ~$650/mo for a 2bd/1ba/1300sq.

I was told if I put appliances into the house then that generally will get us a bit more in rent/mo. Understandab...

I am curious if any other Bigger pocket members have explored this are and can comment as to the market conditions and recommend any professionals (contractors, agents, inspectors, handymen, property managers, attorne...