House Hack: Buy a multifamily.  Live in one unit and rent out the other unit(s).  I'm in my 30's, introverted, enjoy my own privacy, and value my sleep like no other.  I was in San Diego, found a great deal on the MLS...

How quickly time flies. Seemingly just a few months ago I posted an article with thoughts on the first year as the owner of a small block of 18 apartments we bought a little over 2 years ago (see link below if you’re...

Hey guys I'm currently serving in the military with 40k to my name. I plan on deploying that in the next couple of months but am unsure where I should invest and what I should purchase. I'm extremely ambitious and loo...

In Williamson County, I am looking at a 55% increase in property taxes this year because my home was appraised that much higher by the county. Most investment homes in this area are seeing similar big increases in ass...

This is kind of a long story so I will just shorten it tremendously.My previous tenant (also my first real tenant, besides the previous owners of my multi-family home), was schizophrenic. She thought that my wife and ...

Some context…
Small multi-family building (4 units) self managed. One of the upper units went vacant and needed an update (flooring, paint, etc.). Power tool work began no earlier than 9:30am and finished no later ...

If you’re a landlord you’ve been trained to be leery of Section 8 housing. There is a negative stigma associated with the program and people who receive vouchers in the program. We recently had a panel at the SLO Real...

Hello, I am new to this forum and really enjoy the mediation since it fosters growth. This is the kind of Intellectual capital that makes me proud to be an american. However, in light of this horrible global economy...

Hey guys, a couple years ago, there was a big push that because of the market research that Starbuck put into there store locations staying ahead of their new store openings was a good thing, now we've got our own loc...

Hi all ,Our downstairs tenant reached out because their bathroom ceiling had water damage and was leaking, come to find out the upstairs toilet has been loose and leaking which we were not aware of unfortunately. My ...