Hello my name is Freda and I am Flipping houses. I am following a legacy from a very close gentleman that I care for over 8 years. I would also like to give back to the community by fixing up houses making people's dr...

Your Word Should Be Your Promise

I firmly believe in and live by the statement; A Man Is Only As Good As His Word.

I am old fashion - attribute this to my age and those with whom I associated and were my mentors. Pe...

Today, I got a call from an agent who "had a client interested in buying my property that was FSBO." I know realtors are trained to pick up listings, and I told him I would be open to a non-exclusive agreement with hi...

We had a water heater leak that flooded one of the kids bedrooms.  Dry wall and carpet are being replaced so the 2 kids have to share a room.  Do you ever give a rent discount in this type of situation.  Right now the...

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011, 8:00 pm
John Burns says top rental markets about to "explode"

Since "don't ask don't tell" was officially repealed today, I'm curious to RE investors, does it matter if your renters are gay or not? If you have gay renters, annecdotally as renters, are they worse, better, or the ...

Looking for ways to provide short term relief for hot water tank (or combi boiler) failure so tenant has temp hot water while I seek out fix.When a hot water heater fails it is a big problem because the tenant has no ...

I have a question for new investors out there.What's stopping you from teaming up with each other or more seasoned investors to do JV deals? JV investing can help you to learn the business and to increase the size of ...

I'll keep this short. I'm purchasing a property from a fried in Illinois (Cook County) using seller financing. Purchase Price: $54kDown Payment: $10k at closing, $3k in 6 monthsTerms: Remaining $41k amortized over 30 ...

I have only bought 2 ways- MLS and through wholesalers so this is my first experience with pre-foreclosure.  I want to be sure I will get full clear title (ownership) of the house and not get burned by an outstanding ...