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Local person filed for bankruptcy in 2010, and according to them, 'gave they keys' back to the bank. House has sat vacant ever since then. County records still show it in the persons...

I'm coming out of a bad experience with delegating screening/showings to a realtor. Maybe I got unlucky, but my general sense is that the realtor didn't really follow up leads generated from MLS (or even my leads from...

Hello everyone! My name is John Sheffer. I am from Eden NY, a small town about a half an hour south of Buffalo NY. I have no experience in real estate investing but am eager to learn. I have been working in the constr...

My wife and I own a single family home in a highly sought after Historic neighborhood in our City. Guess you would say it's "Class A"? The property is also zoned Multi-Use (and Multi-family), so it has expanded use po...

Hi allI feel quotes are great ways to summarize a feeling or mood and even motivate certain behaviors.  This morning I read a quote and it was perfect for me and my investing. " if your rich you just buy it, if not yo...

Hello all, here looking to get some advice as I look to make my first real estate investment! First off I'll explain a little bit about myself. I am 23 years old and rent a small one bedroom apartment with my girlfrie...

Selling a property this month.Currently renting for 8k, mortgage is $4500. Profit of about $3500 monthly but selling due to market and some personal issues.profit will be 400-650k pre tax (if I do 1031 exchange). tryi...

My business partner and I are wrapping up our first ever fix and sell property in St. Paul, MN and are getting ready to put it on the market. I'm curious about people's experiences with virtual staging and would like ...

Hi DIY experts. I have a spot of rotten wood and I could not replace it without running a huge project so I need a quick fix - how to help this spot which already started to rot. Well, first of all I need to keep wat...

There is a pretty nasty area that is a few blocks over from a condo complex I just bought a condo in. The condo complex and no vacancies, is kept up decent and does not seem to have many problems.

What worrie...