I'm in a crux about what to do on 2 rentals. I've never raised the rent on both properties since the tenants moved in. One tenant has been there 5 years and the other nearly 7 years.I would like to start with a prelud...

I just finished Money: Master the Game by Tony Robbins. Great book! One part that really hit me in the book was the long-term opportunity cost of "little" splurges like regularly hitting Starbucks or eating out. Relat...

I’m pretty new and am struggling figuring out good ways to come up with the money for a down payment! Any ideas?

Many people involuntarily find themselves involved with real estate investing. They stumble around making all kinds of mistakes as they are looking for guidance or training to help them along their path to wealth. Som...

My plan is to house hack a MFH for my first investment. I’m 21 years old and have never lived away from mom and dad, so doing so will not only be my first experience with REI and being a LL, but also living on my own....

I have a 7 unit property and wanted to get gift cards for my tenants for the restaurant across the street (don't worry, I would say "Happy Holidays" in the card).  Anyone see an issue with this?  Also, I am currently ...

As many of you know, Proposition 10 is on the ballot for November, and if passed, it would repeal Costa-Hawkins which significantly prevents individual cities from imposing rent control.  It is shaping up to be a majo...

How to help my 17 year old son get started in real estate?Let me start off by saying that I have personally been doing real estate for over 20 years andI realize a lot of people are going to say “ tell him to go to th...

this is a continuation of my previous thread about the deal i am working on. want your opinions, please.

details:

asking price - 80k
accepted - 63k
75% LTV
cash to the table - ~$18k
rent(good condition) - 1,150-1,25...

There was recently a debate on this site about the licensing requirements to take pictures of a house in return for compensation. In that thread, I had a little rant about the creeping role of the licensing into all ...