I’m having trouble keeping my network organized, creating my monthly budget, P&L’s to analyze deals, and I was wonder what softwares do you guys use that are simple and user friendly. Microsoft office?IWork? Paper...

We've got a tenant moving in on Tuesday with two kids, pretty young.Any child safety horror stories or other lessons learned? Definitely want to hear from Virginia investors. In addition to protecting ourselves, we al...

I was reading up on Foster Road Transportation and Streetscape Plan green lit back in 2014.  Looks like the city is still moving forward with it.  I'm curious to know what others are thinking on this, I tried searchin...

Robert Campbell, who’s a well-regarded real estate trend-spotter based out of Southern California, has finally spoken on the bubble that’s formed in San Francisco. In his semi-monthly newsletter, he’s identified a few...

I've been putting one smoke detector in the hallway and one in the kitchen in my rentals. I know this varies by locality, but the electrician told me the code also requires one per bedroom. This seems like overkill to...

I am looking into installing a fire alarm system in a 7 unit apartment building that I own.  I would like to do the work myself. I do a lot of the work myself on 1-4 unit buildings. Does anyone here do their own work ...

My brother/agent flipped a house and it looks great. After running some numbers I think it would be a great investment. The only problem is my mother was in the process of buying it and unfortunately a week before clo...

Hey everyone,Context: My wife and I are very new to the real estate investing world. We spent about 3 months looking at different properties and finally found a three-unit property in which we want to invest in as own...