I’m a successful commercial broker in SoCal. Been trying to break into RE investing for myself. It’s pretty tough. Just can’t get seem to get out the blocks. Tips, stories, collabs appreciated.

Well, independently, two of my tenants (at different properties) have installed TIKI torches in the yard.These are bamboo sticks with a refillable fueled canister.  They are "shoved" into the ground similar to how you...

We have a property near San Antonio in a city called Schertz. The property has near been plated. The city said we needed to plate it and it would require the service of an engineer. This is something I’m not familiar ...

This spring/summer I would like to paint all the aluminum siding and trim work. I don't know what color to go with as I'm not the greatest designer. I was thinking white or a light grey. Everything but the brick a...

Hi everyone, I listened to Grocapitus' presentation on their new development project in Houston last week and had some interesting takeaways about the Houston market. I thought I’d share them with you since I’m based ...

Drainage ditch too deep
The previous owners destroyed the natural drainage away from the house years ago when they added dirt and planted a large tree. The ground surrounding that tree slopes back toward the house on...

Hello everyone,
Since I have been on this site , I've been hearing one of the important things to do when starting out is to know your Market. My question is what does that mean exactly. Am I suppose to compare mortga...

So I recently expanded my target markets to include Arlington, TX which is part of a metropolitan area. I typically have used direct mail to find motivated sellers. I bough an Absentee Owner list for Arlington, TX (ab...

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $177,000

Cash invested: $45,000

My first home, a house hack. Due to low interest and splitting the rent up by room ...

So ima newbie from Detroit and with the new chrysler plant under way for construction I'm think of land grabbing rental properties and flips in the detroit area but dont know where to start should I get super cheap pr...