We're under contract on a primary and we were just notified that the basement flooded. The entire basement has a sheet of water after an unprecedented heavy storm. Sellers sent photos through our attorney. What kind o...

Hey Everybody,Many people face this challenge.  Should you pay off debt such as a car, credit card, or student loans first?  Or should you take the same money and buy a cash flow income property?  What would you do an...

Here's a chart that I saw today from a reliable source. It shows the total debt of households, businesses and the government. There are two things that are quite clear from the chart:

1. Total debt has increased e...

I'm setting up a new rental (large SFR with backyard) in Cozy and can't decide if I should allow pets or not. My current tenants don't have pets, so it didn't come up previously, but with the new listing I'm leaning t...

I've had conflicting thoughts about starting this topic, but figured that my real estate life is pretty much an open book anyway, so here goes...

My wife and I are in the process of designing our new house th...

Been exposed to the idea of using a turnkey provider for out-state/out-of-market investing vs. venturing out on my own*.

Just wondering the following:

Pros (e.g., less headaches)
Cons (e.g., ea...

If you have 50k to buy rental property with, where and what would you purchase?

As an active investor in the DFW area, mostly Collin, Dallas, and Grayson counties I am often asked if we are in a bubble. My answer is no, at least at the moment. The reason I say this is my day job is a mortgage l...

So you've got some tools and an eye for design, and you want to put your skills to the test in one of real estate's hottest trends: flipping houses. There's a lot of information out there to help get you started, from...