how do you all get a feel for rental rates and terms in an area?

I basically do two things, drive around to see for rent signs, call up a few and get to know their asking rent, pet policy, security deposit et...

Hi:
I would like to focus my business on Investor Transactions, are there any suggestions?
Thank you.

I'm not a RE agent, and never have been one. Here's something that happened last week. I'd appreciate any thoughts on this, especially from agents.

About 2 months ago a house came on the market in a neighborhood that...

Hello all,
I work for a property management company in the Denver CO area. We are having some issues leasing our properties, specifically our B and C properties. We have had to drop rent for multiple properties. I wa...

I'm looking to purchase a duplex using the BRRR method. I'm concerned about the ARV due to there not being any comps in the area. Even as far out as 1 year. My question is - How will an appraiser appraise the property...

As part of its Open Data Portal, the City of Austin has made available a searchable database of building permits in the city. Does anyone know if the "Total Job Valuation" on the permit is an accurate gauge of job cos...

i am doing a direct mail campaign to absentee owners.  i have read and heard many times that i need to keep targeting the same list about 3 to 6 times in order to find someone who is actually interested in selling the...

So my wife finally has decided to get her Colorado Real Estate License I can't wait honestly. I'm hoping it will prove to be helpful. Mostly looking forward to hopefully some additional income as currently my (our) DT...

Hi All,
Just joined today, I'm in the wholesale consumer and commercial data business. I have a TON of mortgage brokers, companies, real estate agents as clients. I was searching a few of their sites and stu...

My husband and I are located in Madison, WI and are just getting started in real estate investing. We would love to start getting to know other investors in the area!