I originally started writing about real estate because I wanted to hold myself accountable for my what I was doing, because I wanted to learn from my own mistakes and because I wanted to help others keep from making t...

This is in Texas.I have a situation where some domestic violence has occurred and the wife has told me he trashed the house.    I contacted him today and told him I was coming by for an inspection tomorrow.   He has n...

There's a foreclosure sale happening in my area in two weeks.  A few of these properties look distressed from the outside and based on what is owed and the likely BPO, I feel they're excellent candidates for a short s...

So I got a pretty odd text message from a tenant last night. Basically he said the neighbor has a bull that is eating and destroying all my trees that line the property. Also the bull keeps getting out and is trashi...

I'm a new Investor in Houston, TX looking for my first property to rehab & flip.  I'm looking at all these foreclosures but I'm questioning the timing.  If the properties are going to be auctioned on the first Tue...

I got the gist of foreclosure auction here in my area, but I am still unsure of how I should estimate indoor repairs for foreclosures. I can estimate things like siding, roof, grading by driving by, but most of the...

Hello all thanks in advance for any help.  My question is, Am I being unreasonable? I am in the process of purchasing my first rental property.  Everything has been going fine except the current tenants were supposed ...

So I have a tenant who sent me a text message asking if she could pay $300 dollars now, and another $ 300 on the 16th plus the 25$ late fee.  I inherited the tenant over a year ago and she has been very good.  Hasn't ...

I evicted my tenants last week for non-payment of rent. They were out at 5pm Monday night. My Realtor went by the house yesterday while FaceTiming me, and they trashed the place. Literal garbage everywhere, carpet I r...