Hello all, I am new to real estate investing and have been educating myself for the past year or so and decided to finally pull the trigger. After looking for a bit, I found a Duplex that will cashflow pretty well. I ...

How do you protect yourself from something like this:  http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/st...The article states the jury found the apartment complex at fault "for not providing proper security the night...

Hi, I'm 21 and getting started in real estate investing. (Buy and hold rentals) I was wondering if anyone else who started out younger has dealt with your family trying to discourage you from pursuing your this career...

I am considering a Builder's Risk policy that my agent has secured through Tapco, a company in Long Island. The policy will be underwritten by Lloyd's of London. At the top of the quote it says this:"The insurer with ...

I am on HOA Board that has recently proposed to raise monthly HOA fee from $695 to $1411. The raise was due to mismanagement by management company, late bills, and legitmate expenses. The increase will make current ow...

We have tenants (a family) in a 3/2 SFH in a C class neighborhood that have been having serious issues with their neighbor. Their neighbor is threatening violence against them, and have gone as far as showing them gun...

Hi All, I'm excited to get started in real estate investing. A little about me so you know who you're responding to: I'm a Notre Dame grad, Chicago Public Schools Physics Teacher, originally from New Orleans, La. I'm ...

Interesting TIME article about root cause of the US financial crisis .... not sure I agree but put a different spin on what I've read and believed before:

"There is no doubt that the pressure on the U.S. financial sy...

-I've been reading a lot on here about how to handle security deposits when it comes time to assess damage and determine what is normal wear and tear and what is "damage" that can be charged against the security de...

I have a tenant whose lease I don't want to renew. He's not the worst possible - he pays his rent and doesn't live like a pig. But he is difficult, demanding, demeaning and causes me a lot of stress.  This is a very n...