Hello Guys!My name Erin and I heard about this site from a friend.  I've been toying with the idea of getting into the real estate business for years now.  I can honestly say I've never been more ready...I'm very inte...

Has anyone used Smartmove tenant screening?  If so what do you think?  Anyone use other methods?  I need to improve my selection process and need some advice/info.

Does anyone have a clear picture how the HAFA 90 day hold will affect those of us who use transactional funding?

How can we pre-determine if a property falls under the new HAFA guidelines ahead of time?

I'm not a ...

Deal Analyses – Estimating CostsA while ago I wrote a series of posts ranting about the current state of the residential income property market in Stockton, CA. In each post I highlighted a current listing and argued ...

Hi, guys and gals, alike. I am new to this industry with learning still my number one agenda before taken most actions. I have seriously been interested in this for a while now and still trying to gain as much knowled...

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/double-digit-rent-hikes-are-on-the-way-2011-01-13

A perfect storm is brewing for rents to rise.

Some highlights:

"Multifamily developers broke ground on just 114,000 units in the Un...

So here we go. My rehab is complete, had it on the market for about 3 weeks, and no showings. We have 1 open house with 7 or so couples coming through.

So here's the question, what do I do to increase traffic, be...

Cost to buy anything is Colorado is so high now that by the time you add rehab expenses and then have rent taper off on the other end BRRRR starts to no longer make financial sense. Maybe I’m just inexperienced or no...

Do you give a down payment to a Contractor before he does work? 
I'm having a hard time finding contractors that would do work without a down payment. 
I feel like even with a contract, a contractor could just walk ...

I was wondering if I could get some advice on how I should go about starting a company that raises capital from investors to buy properties. My idea was to somehow raise the money for a complete purchase or a downpaym...