This may help new investors a little to understand just how thinking outside the box is beneficial. I was at work one day (I'm A Local Tax Office Deputy by Trade), an older man walks up to the counter and slaps down a...

Hello, I just wanted to say, i've been looking over real estate for about 6 months. I love it, i've been inside houses and put in offers but I can't seem to land a deal. I've started driving for dollars and cold calli...

Hello all, we're looking at purchasing a Pittsburgh property (planning on offering this week) and the roof on the property is 15 years old. Wondering is there such a thing as an inspector who specializes just in roofi...

Hello, I'm getting closer to purchasing my first investment property. I absolutely hate the idea of having money sitting in a nearly worthless savings account or CD, though I understand some must be immediately availa...

I need help deciding which backsplash tile to go with. The cabinets are simple white with nickel handles. The countertop in the pictures is what I plan to use.

Obviously during the renovation process we tend to focus on functionality and cosmetic features. Looking at maintenance through the lens of a property manager what do you do when it comes to faulty windows, roof, and ...

Was curious to know what investors in south FL are paying for a new roof. I just bought a 1,500sqft house and will replace its roof, I believe its about 20 squares of roof. I found a licensed roof replacement company ...

Just ran across a great app for my Droid called Lookout. It will:

1. LOCATE: Activate my gps and locate my phone within meters on a google map from an internet connected PC

2. SCREAM: Turn on a loud and flashing...

So it looks like while pursuing the dual goals of "do no evil" and "get a
piece of every pie", Google decided to launch Google Finance today and you
can check it out at

http://finance.google.com/finance

To see wha...

We received some heavy rainfall this past winter, and now I have leakage around my chimney.  I anticipate that it could cost $5000 to fix and I'm questioning whether to take the insurance claim (deductible is $2500). ...