Hello everyone!In this thread you can expect to find my real estate journey to purchasing my first apartment, how I go about it and of course the story behind my interest in real estate.Let me start off by thanking ev...

In a recent deal in Cedar Rapids I acquired a large vacant lot along with the parcel the house sets on.  The lot has frontage and 2 separate streets and was able to confirm with the zoning department that I could spli...

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As has been my observation, a normal application fee is 20-25 dollars. But if there is a married couple, and you have to run reports on the husband and wife individually, then that would cost at least 40 dolla...

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Can one of you, investor gurus, tell me what is wrong with my ad? I post it with Postlets and Craigslist. It's been about 40 days and I only got 2 calls. The property is in Houston Texas 77035
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Hi. We have a few investment homes in Roanoke, VA for long-term rentals. When screening potential tenants, I've learned that the Zillow application doesn't show much, if anything, and the TransUnion SmartMove isn't pr...

Just wanted to throw this topic out there for those who own/operate an STR. I haven’t really seen it discussed. Have you had any issues with neighbors around you complaining about your STR rentals? This can be a stick...

I just got back from a trip to Indiana and had a chance to look at properties in Indianapolis and Anderson. I found a house I'm close to making an offer on in Anderson. It's in a low crime and well maintained area in ...

Hi. I have a home in a highly desirable residential neighborhood that I rent out.  (I used to live there, but got married and moved into my husband's house.)   My former tenants recently moved out and I relisted it t...

I just closed an occupied REO SFH in California last week. I drove by the house but it seemed no one lived there. From the windows, I saw there was a big mess inside the house: very dirty carpet; old and dirty furnitu...

Just read a thread where a landlord said that his instruction to his tenant screening company was to automatically disqualify anyone with a felony.

HUD has this guideline in public housing. In some cases it...