I'm curious if anyone has thoughts on the accuracy of rental property analysis from property management companies as compared to expected rent from places like zillow or realtor etc?  Obviously, the companies will try...

Hi all! I'm Jon. By day (and night, often enough), I'm a mortgage and structured finance attorney (secondary market bulk finance and conduit work, not individual properties or mortgages). A couple of my law partners a...

In an effort to publicly state goals, gain insight from other (and more experienced) investors, and write down lessons learned, this is a run on stream of thoughts about all that investing involves.My goal for 2017 wa...

Hi all,I am an attorney and duplex owner that is on the hunt for my next multifamily.  My current duplex is a 2/2 duplex that was purchased two years ago using an FHA loan, before I got married, and my now wife and I ...

Hi, all.Just looked at a HUD property today and noticed the attached cracks in the ceiling/walls. Without going too deep, does this look like a structural issue to you? Roof appears to be new(er). House built in mi...

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I'm new to the world of real estate, but have read many books over the la...

Hey all. Everyone knows how important location is in the success of our real estate investments, but I don't hear much discussion on how to go about identifying areas of opportunity. There's crime rate and school dist...

Let's say you are a new real estate investor who is interested in flipping houses. You may start wondering, "Can I flip houses without a real estate license?" If you are one of these, you are not alone. This has been ...

We've owned a 6-family for over 37 years.  Owner manager. Both grown kids in CA. Looking to trade for either a single family rental or multi-family with stability out west.      The location of the 6-family is in a bl...

What Does It Mean To Leverage Your Cash?
Leveraging is a common term in the real estate investing world which basically means borrowing money to buy a property. Investors will often use a leveraging strategy to borro...