Welcome to A Skeptical Dude’s Take on Real Estate: a frank, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets. From one real estate investor to another.
Coming at you live from Nashville, TN.
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HiI live in the most beautiful city in the world.I'm a newbie, but not quite a complete novice. I'm in my 50s. I have 13 years experience of renting a cottage on our property (which includes leases, tenant vetting, ma...

I am working on setting up our first direct mail marketing campaign and I was wondering what recommendations the community might have for direct mail yellow letters/post card suppliers as well as what answering servic...

I have an issue and I'd love to hear your ideas.

I bought a rental back in June. The home inspector warned that I would probably need a new air conditioner in the next few years, so I planned to start saving all my c...

My husband and I just purchased our first investment property in Naples, Fl. The condo's kitchen and bathrooms need quite a bit of updating before we can start looking for a tenant to move in.  The only problem is tha...

Primary question to check on with your local zoning group, are they allowed.  Same goes for individual collapsible storage units.  The following discussion is just on Cargo Containers.
Only if you have cheap/extra la...

Hi gys - Any experiences with kitchen upgrades.Basically - new countertops, new cabinets, back splash, lighting, paint, floor tiles, appliances.I am talking a standard size kithcen in a 1400 sf condo. Could be 175sf -...

Hey guys. Just curious about a few things.

I am gonna start sprucing my house I live in up a bit soon. I was curious, as to where you guys buy your materials? Bassically any certain places where you might be able t...

When investing in real estate, I know your money is made when you buy and not when you sell. With that said, does anyone have any additional tips on how to cut costs on materials when flipping? 

All,  I've been researching Yellow Letter companies (Including Yellow Letter, and Click2Mail) and they seem to be great resources for creating and mailing your marketing material.  However, I'm struggling with a good ...