What are your favorite add ons to add to your lease? Do you have an addendum to your standard residential lease? Examples:  Smoking is prohibited in the unit. LANDLORD permits the use of parking space #XXXX t...

Why do so many Multi-unit property investors want/allow grass on their rental properties? Why pay for lawn care for $100 per month when you can do decorative rock or other xeriscape designs and hire some neighbor kid ...

Any thoughts on what to do with this bathroom, particularly the tub. This is a single bedroom second floor apartment in a nice residential area that I plan to rent as a B/high B rental. Normally for something like thi...

Tracking your net worth as a real estate investor can help you make informed financial decisions. It will help you clearly understand your current financial position to see if you are reaching your goals. It can also ...

so I am all for real estate but I want to see what you think about this:You come across a $1 million in investment properties, you put down 20% and take a loan for $800,000.  Now you have $200,000 of your money tied u...

what does this government bail out mean to us? Should I put a hold on looking at property? Should I stop trying to pay down my house? Should I consider pulling out the 25k+ equity i have in it already? What do you...

I’ve noticed a few posts floating around about real estate syndication with some misconceptions. I’ve been in real estate acquisition and development for a decade and I thought I would shed some light on what syndicat...

This may be a half-vent. You might be better to go from what I've gone back and labeled (A) and drop straight to (C)(A)I am constantly looking for that mentor that will let me watch, learn and basically do some hand-h...

Hello everyone! My name is Mike Lemus.I'm from Santa Barbara, California, born & raised, where the median home price is around a small $1 million dollars! So ya, looking purchase my first property but definitely n...

My brother owns a 2 acre parcel of land zoned as industrial.  He has offered me to lease-purchase the property .  I want to build 6 duplexes in the area which will make me fall in a commercial real estate category for...