Has anyone had good/bad experiences using "The Work Number" for employee verification?  We usually ask for pay stubs and do not formally verify employment.  But, we have a perspective tenant whose income we would like...

My tenants heat went out last night. Luckily, I have a home warranty. I called and the soonest they can get one of their contractors out there is Monday. The tenant is not happy about this with today being Thursday. I...

I need help deciding how to spend my marketing dollars. I've been sending letters to out of state owners. I'm going to begin marketing to absentee owners (that live in state) and already have half the work done for t...

I found this UBS article while doing some research last night.  Some folks on BP may benefit from it:What Is "Wealthy"?After reading this and several related articles the consensus seems to be around $5M to be conside...

So, something has always bugged me a little bit reading these forums and blog posts. If someone is self managing a few MFH, why does everyone seem to feel they have to run over at 3am to deal with a clogged toilet? W...

Let's face it - most of us are here because we want to make enough passive income to quit our day jobs. There's a TON of people here working towards that goal. I'm certainly not there yet, but love success stories, ...

Hoping to help some newbs avoid some serious banking pain. This is one of many disasters with this bank that I have been involved with. I just spent 30 minutes helping my plumber try and get funds from a job. He depos...

I'm curious how most investors handle their rehabs/remodels.I have a space that needs completely gutted and it is going to be a big job. It will require everyone - electrician, contractor, plumber, sheet rock, floorin...

so i was reading this http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/21771-gut-rehab-costs and got the definition of a gut rehab

"A major restoration project on an old house or other building, ripping out ...