We have been marketing now for 4 months (and worked on investing through the MLS for 2 years prior to that all with having never made ANY money!) and have very thankfully built a system that is producing consistent...

Hey guys.  I apologize that I've been MIA for most of the summer.  It's been a crazy summer for me.  Between changing careers, completing my first flip, family issues...it's been a busy summer.  Here's my situation:  ...

 We have officially entered the "Hiney Showing" phase in the Smokies.  That is, homes being offered for less than what was paid for them very recently.  It's all a part of the boom/bust real estate cycle in resort are...

Together my husband and I have almost $200k in student loans with a significant portion of them being at 6% interest. 53k of that is at 6.8% and 7.2%. We currently live and work in Oregon and are interested in getting...

Dear Experts. Please read. Please help.My wife and I need sincere, honest, hard-truth advice from a real RE expert. Someone that can truly point us in the right direction without anything to gain.Any advice or feedba...

Any ideas in dealing with relatives who mock your plans to invest in real estate?

If a tenant does damage to my unit but can't or won't pay for the repairs, can I document the damage and file a claim against his renters insurance?

So I'll try to make a long story short. I have a tenant that I inherited when I bought the property back in October. They have never paid in full or on time. Their lease runs out the end of this month and I told t...

Female tenant living alone. I gave her a notice because she had her boyfriend staying there when she was not home. I told her I could add him to the lease if he passed a background check. He did not pass. Now, do I tr...

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