Whenever I show the house I get people to do the paper application if they are interested. After I verify everything I send them the link for the SmartMove and it just sits there. I tell them before hand that I wil...

Hi All, Matt here from Jericho, VT.  My wife and I have always talked about real estate investing and now I'm starting to really read/research/learn about it.  I have an engineering degree, with an MBA.  I used to wor...

Is it a good idea to send 50-100 lowball offers at prices that cash flow? I don't mean real offers, I mean informal emails proposing a different price. Proof of Funds always attached of course.

I'm just beginning the in-depth research of investing in tax sales. My mother and grandmother have done them for years, but I want some other opinions, as they only do tax sales in Indiana. Does anyone invest in tax s...

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My husband and I have been looking at properties in the Philadelphia area and saw a large difference in the rents of buildings with two bathrooms versus one bathroom. We wanted to see what type of issues or co...

Hello, my name is Matt Howard and I have been watching/reading as much material online as I can to better prepare myself for getting involved with investing in real estate. I have a very good job that brings in $270,0...

I am renting my house for the first time and held an open house today. I received a very positive response with 7 applicants which is slightly overwhelming to say the least.  I have it narrowed down to three but am in...

I was hoping someone out here would be able to provide some insight on just exactly how the process of getting a loan approved and underwritten works. Seems as though the standards aren't always the same. Any insigh...

Following @Steve K.'s recent post on rising rents in his greater area, I took a look at what's going on in my small, urban target area. I'm looking at a clear 25% rise in newly posted rental properties per-square-foot...

Need to make a few decisions and I still don't have my big boy pants to make them! Bought 2 houses in the city of Oak Park here in Michigan, not a high end area but definitely a nice quiet/affordable city with very...