Trying to buy my first property. It's a duplex, going fha and it's the third one I have had under contract I'm hoping this one works out. Got a call from the lender she said there were no comps in our area and th...

Had dinner one night last week with another guy who has had rentals for about 15 years and naturally the topic turned to deadbeats and why it's not their fault that they don't have the rent. The following is a compila...

A couple applied to rent one of my houses (note: this is through an independent leasing services and I have not met or spoken to the applicants myself). They sent a long intro letter saying the boyfriend was convicted...

I was driving home from a party yesterday afternoon and saw a truck with a big American flag driving on the freeway. I asked my wife what's the occasion? She said September 11. She reminded me that I've been off my W2...

Have you partnered up with someone on a real estate deal, where it got really ugly for one reason or another? Do you have a partnership horror story?

If so, please share it so we can all learn how to protect ourselv...

Hello All, 
I have just begun my search for a MF property to house hack in upstate New York (Capital Region - Albany Metro). My goal is twofold, to gain experience as a RE investor / property mangement, and reduce li...

TENANT JUST MOVED IN (IN A 12 MONTH LEASE) AND ALREADY "WANTS" TO MOVE OUT)story.A friend of mine has a building in nj and he signed lease last week for 12 month with a tenant on an apartment , starting June 1, and sh...

I think there are people out there that perceive themselves as not being smart enough to pull off a successful deal. It's easy to hear the success stories and to understand what more experienced folks are saying but t...

Hello everyone, I recently bought a duplex on hubzu for what I think was a great deal! It is in North Oak Cliff(a revitalizing area in Dallas, TX) for 75k, it need around 20k in work and I can rent each side for $850....

hey guys, so I have a possible wholesale deal. Just looking at the front of the place you can tell it needs work, kinda looks like a dump. It used to be an old shop that sold plants, here are the details I have receiv...