My personal finance teacher is using the Dave Ramsey course and doesn’t agree with me that real estate is a good investment. Instead he teaches that stocks will make you a millionaire no matter what even if you don’t ...

Hi,I have just finished reading Brandon Turner's Book on Rental Property Investing and I am brand new to these forms.I have saved about $130K which is not enough for downpayment where I live (Mountain View, CA). The p...

Let's set the tone straight; most people don't get into the rental business because they like to manage problematic tenants, deal with leaky toilets or attend eviction hearings.Most people follow traditional investmen...

Be careful out there people. Whether this is day one of the bubble popping or we have a few months left, everyone needs to reevaluate their holdings and future plans. The evidence is everywhere. Housing prices are qui...

I was cleaning out the basement of one of our rentals...
I saw something stuck in a corner behind a bolted on rack of shelves. I couldn't quite get to it and had to unbolt the whole unit from the wall. Worth it.
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We were just yesterday looking at some options for home warranty type of services and I think crowd-sourcing this one may help:The provider we were looking at specifically was HomeServe, however there are numerous oth...

While cashflow is key to keep the property safely under control, I seem to find that the larger returns for our portfolio to date come from strategic growth of equity. My wife and I are still fairly small in our inves...

Hi all,A little background - (skip to the tldr at the bottom if you get bored) I'm mainly a buy and hold index fund investor. While I'm certainly no finance major, everything I've read about investing has led me to ke...

Hello everyone,I'm new to the forum and have been doing a lot of research in buying rental properties. I currently live in the Philadelphia, but would like to invest in lower income areas such as Chester, Marcus Hook,...

Soooo...I found this fixer upper property on MLS , it has been there for 3days so far. Its listed as duplex, but it has four units rented out . Looks like needs exterior paint maybe more, no due diligence allowed till...