The suburbs around Austin are flooded with cookie cutter tract houses. What are your experiences, good or bad, rehabbing homes in areas like this? It seems at any given time you can find 2-3 houses with the exact sa...

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I have been reading the posts and have set aside money for an emergency funds for our rental properties. The funds are currently sitting in a bank savings account earning close to 0.01% interest. I am w...

Sorry to bother you guys with my mistakes but in August of 2019 I loaned 50K to my wife’s sisters husband, he was supposed to return the loan in November of the same year with a $5K extra ( so 55K total) that Didn’t ...

Scheduling a showing today, I read in the listing notes: "You're being recorded." With listening devices, security devices and cameras present in many homes these days, it's getting more and more common for sellers to...

AirDNA published their annual list, and the markets topping it are: 1. Peoria, IL2. Fairbanks, AK3 Akron, OH4. Columbus, GAYou can go look up the remaining 21 markets, but you get the idea. The industry is mature and ...

Actual Questions I’ve Been Asked by Borrowers/Brokers
1. My client is worth over a billion dollars. How quickly can you make him a $25,000 loan?
2. Do you lend 150% of appraised value?
3. How much down payment do I...

Cap rate is a common and important measurement in real estate investing, but it seems I see it misused more often than not.
Cap rate is an income measurement only. It is a measurement of the annual net operating inc...

Hey all! I have been a lurker for quite some time have personal question.
My question is simple - what motivates you? Why do you do the investing thing, and how do you push through the really cruddy seasons of it?
I...

I'm a Landlord who allows tenants to keep pets, although my patience is slowly wearing thin due to the odors they leave behind. I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions as to ways to limit pet odors/damage. An an examp...