Hello,I am extremely new to all of this and was wondering how effective zillow is in finding up-to-date properties.  It is such a simple, user-friendly app on my iphone but I wonder if it may be a little out of date w...

Hi AllI have the traditional 529 College Savings Plans for my 2 young boys. After doing some basic math, I can see that it won't come close to what they'll likely need in 15 years time.I haven't yet started investing ...

Feb 20, 2009: Two questions one in, one out:

Security door: the men who installed my security bars yesterday (Thurs) also removed, painted, and reinstalled the (Home Depot) security doors. I say HD because they are r...

I started a direct mail campaign for Probates about 5 months ago and haven't received one call back.  I have a Virtual Assistant who pulls Executor/PR name & address from our local Legal newspaper and puts into an...

Bought a 10 year old manufactured home 20 days ago. Inspection was done prior to closing, showed no ac/heat issues. Once we got into the house, we noticed the ac wasn't cooling to temp. The seller included a home warr...

Two nights ago, I attended a meeting in Prince George's County about buy and hold investing as well as managing your own properties. So I'm just going to jump into some of the things we went over. Feel free to add any...

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There is a home in my neighborhood that has been forclosed and I think it would make a fantastic rental property. I contacted the listing agent (found this on the window of the house) and he said that the...

Hi everybody!My name is Daniel Lehrman, and I'm a complete newbie when it comes to anything real estate related.   I am currently employed as a salaried financial advisor at a large company, but like many others in th...

Good evening everyone,IIt may sound silly but I need help determining if my first investment property is over-insured. I have a 3/2 SFR I purchased in 6/2014 for $98,500 in Houston. I estimate the property to be wort...