In your opinion is wood frame construction a complete no no for a rental in fort myers, florida?

I was reading the other thread by Brandon Turner about your worst tenant horror story. It made me think about some nasty houses I've looked at over the years. I have two that really stand out in my mind.

The first wa...

I'm looking into purchasing a multi unit and wanted to know if anyone has any experience, positive or negative regarding using a property manager vs self management of the multi unit.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/25/bernanke-delivers-warning-on-us-debt/

With uncharacteristic bluntness, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Congress on Wednesday that the United States coul...

Share your darkest experiences in real estate. List your five worst experiences. Here is mine to get started:- Kitchen fire due to tenant frying chicken on the stove top. Over $10K in damage. It was my first property ...

Hey everyone, new to investing in RE.  My first market ended up being a bust and decided to pick a different market for out of state investing.  Looking into investing in Detroit, MI.  Any insights would be helpful.  ...

We're in a financial meltdown,imo and we keep hearing about that rotten Bush and the spending on Iraq war.
When will current pres start taking some responsibility for his part in our mess? According to the CBO, h...

Social Security is about to begin paying out more than it takes in.

Article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_social_security_ious

Since the Social Security Trust Fund is nothing but a bunch of IOUs, how long will it ...

Hey BP universe and my fellow syndicators.  Excited to hear thoughts both for and against.What happens to apartment cap rates (B/B+/A- Workforce; NOT luxury) when these assets come out of the "Covid-Recession" relativ...