During some late-night thinking, I thought of a question I'm assuming someone would have an answer to. So, if you buy your first investment property using an FHA loan, one of the requirements is that it is your primar...

Any personal experiences on managing your own long distance properties. How’s it working out for you? What’s steps do you take? When there’s a problem, how do you handle it?

I am a realtor and do bpo's for extra income. I understand that market values are different in different states and the fees to do these bpo's are different. My question to anyone doing bpo's, are we getting paid enou...

I have decided to hire a part time bookkeeper. I have been using QuickBooks Pro 2015. Do I just back up the company file and give it to them? I see there is an Accountant Copy that I can make. Is that the smarter way?...

Like many folks, I desire a future of financial independence.  However, I want to give special consideration to the time demands of building a portfolio.For folks who have completed more than a few deals, I would love...

It's past 1am here in Jacksonville, FL, my eyes hurt, but I can't get enough articles and podcasts. I'm new here, and new to investing. Further more, I'm new to just learning about Real Estate Investing. Through many ...

Hi there,I have been seeing reoccurring costs for roach treatments at some of our properties lately. I invested out of state and am not familiar with roach problems because I do not live in an area with roaches. I a...

I recently got accepted to UNC's grad program in Chapel Hill, so I will be moving out there in the fall. I hate paying rent so I was thinking about having some tenants pay it for me.  I am looking at buying a 2/3/4 m...

I'd love to hear from folks about what they think of Airbnb and it's use for STRs. As an avid user of Airbnb over the years, when it started, it was viewed as this amazing alternative to hotels that offered a very com...

When you're young, and when you're starting out, it is so hard to talk about real estate with people who are not investors.

When I want to research a new city, I usually ask a friend who is from the area. The...