I got a call from a friend of mine today who does rentals in another part of the country in a "nice" town. While inspecting potential deals he walked in on a dead rape victim.

Folks, when you're inspecting propert...

After advertising our vacant unit, I had several people fill out an application right away, and now I'm getting a round of people who just want a showing to see if they are interested BEFORE they pay the money to fill...

I am in the position to go green aka electric thanks to solar, the numbers all make sense to move in this direction. My net out of pocket expense is roughly $14K, finance it with a low payment, and rapidly pay it off....

Need some advice....I bought an apartment building in Ontario a while back, which had a large external garage.  The garage was rented out to a tenant, who I kept on.I increased the rent, and while the garage tenant re...

I’m in Richmond, Virginia. But all else being equal, do solar panels meaningfully add to the value of a property? Personally, I would see solar panels on a house and think instant savings on energy costs. But I’ve nev...

Hi Guys,Any finance/economist types able to bring this issue into focus for a long time real estate broker/investor:  Recently the 90-day interest rate rose above the 10-year rate.  Normally, the longer the term the b...

More out of curiosity than anything... I'm wondering if anyone has experienced success investing in off-campus housing?
How do you choose a location?
Problems with student/tenants?
How's the ROI?
Some good markets to...

Last week I stopped by a property to drop late notices and talked to my usual 6 year old, rock throwing, trampoline jumping, terror of a kid. The following conversation happened.Kid: Hey, What're you doing. (Riding hi...

we are buttoning up #32 for sale - #32 here , and still have not started on #29, 30, 31 but I purchased #33 yesterday. it's located in westland, mi. it's between Dearborn heights, Redford, livonia, Wayne and Garden Ci...

Hello All!
CONTEXT: I just bought a newly constructed 4 bdrm 3.5 bth townhome with upgraded flooring and cabinetry. It also has a two-car garage. I've listed it at a $2,995 which is pretty high for normal rentals in ...