I've never named a figure on how much $$ we spent on what people call 'GURU training' but I think it's time. The amount of money that is being made by these companies is mind blowing. I've read posts by others on Bigg...

http://www.newsweek.com/content/newsweek/2010/08/12/how-to-understand-american-decline.html

Current Newsweek article lists The United States as # 11 in countries worldwide. Really cool website with different categori...

Just got a call from a tenant parent and the January electric heat bill was $1100.  In past years the highest it went was $800.   The heat is all electric baseboard with one room with under floor heating on slab and o...

I would love some insight to this as I am a new investor (don’t have a home yet). I know most don’t recommend using a PM but I see myself long term with 60+ units one day and would eventually use one anyway. Ok with t...

In the thread about the TV show Property Wars, it was brought up about things found in and on foreclosed property.

1. In a recent one there was the last occupant's ashes. I called the relative to come get the ashes...

I got a letter from Wisconsin Department of Professional Services Division of Legal Services & Compliance. They received a complaint from someone on my direct mail list of probate properties. My marketing lett...

Intro…Keeping with the spirit of @J Scott 's  “Diary of a New Construction Project” where we jumped into a HUGE project that we never really had done before, “Tear a house down and build a new one back”. This adventu...

One of the more complex parts of being a real estate agent is setting realistic expectations for what your client can expect from the market. There are always going to be people who have unrealistic expectations, but ...

Airbnb has announced a two-year pilot program in Oregon that eliminates guest names and photos from host screening as a way to see if it combats illegal anti-black discrimination.  Airbnb to limit use of travelers' na...

Welcome to our question of the week! Based on last week's responses, we have a lot of lurkers that have not purchased their first property. Buying the first, or even second and third can feel pretty nerve wracking. So...