What percentage of my rehab budget should be set aside as a cushion. Right now the renovation budget is at 45k and we haven't opened any walls, looked at the roof or the furnace. We know we want to update the kitchen,...

You often hear syndicators say: we're looking at a minimum 20% return or 15%IRR. Things like that. For the sake of curiosity, I'm wondering what factors influence those required returns. Stock market volatily? 10Y tre...

As an agent here in Western North Carolina I have been posed the question by a client whether or not it is better to have a separate bank account per investment property or to have all the income flow into one account...

Well its been a rough year as a landlord for me so far. Even worse than the year Hurricane Ike caused its damage. To date since January first of this year I have spent an average of $1475 a month for repairs and vac...

Hello all, Just starting out and I've read so many books and still haven't found the right path/advice. I have 25K cash and have been told several 'must do' with. 1) Immediately put in your saving account 2) Put it in...

I had a property under contract in August 2014. After doing inspections, I realized the scope of repairs was too great so I decided not to proceed. The selling agent told me it was no problems and sent me the cancella...

It seems like many are struggling to find cash flow. We are not. So just figured I'd share my portfolio. This portfolio makes me a lot of money each month and they really just aren't that hard to find. Buy $90-$135k, ...

My personal assessment of the overall economic risks has hit a tipping point.  Decided to sell 4 of our Self Storage locations.  They are great cashflow investments.  But my overall investment strategy and Risk/Reward...

Received this today from a tenant who has been a few days late in the past. I've been gracious. I moved their due date to the 15th so they didn't have to pay a late fee because they were always late. Today is the 2...

I recently bought a [Federal Agency] foreclosed property.  The property is on a huge city lot (small acreage) and was a "hoarder" house, and according to the agent, the bid for the external cleanup was substantial, bu...