STR in the Mount Snow VT area, I just started this fall, it is a family owned house. We are entering the peak rental season and so far I only have 2 bookings. If I can't increase the bookings enough to cover the expen...

I am a rehabber dealing mostly with REO properties and I am having a miserable time finding deals.  I am up here in New England (northern MA/southern NH) and for the past 6-8 months the prices on REO properties have i...

Greetings all,
I'm up against a not uncommon scenario; can't get a loan from my credit union because of my low income. I'm hoping investors more experienced than myself may be able to steer me in a more productive di...

MLS, Realtors, Secret Society?!

I work in the investment world, managing retirement plans. It is extremely important to me that I am on the same side of the table as my client. This my real estate friends is not poss...

Would you open our envelope (picture in comments) and read our letter? How can we make it stronger? What type of follow up would you send? How soon after the original letters?We've read a lot about "yellow letters" an...

Hi folks - long time reader here.My wife and I are scoping out a SF property in Somerville. It has the bones and sq ft to be converted into a multifamily though we have a limited understanding of the MF conversion pro...

Okay so I am trying to get better at estimating rehab costs and currently I am trying to come up with a list of how much repairs will costs. From my understanding their are two philosophies when it comes to repair co...

Looking for some advice on how to turn down tenant requests. I would like to consider myself a "great" landlord. I take care of problems immediately and always think "what if I was living there what would I like to s...