Analyze this deal. duplex side by side brick. I will be house hacking this property, but I am analyzing as though I am renting both sides out.
3bed 1 bath 3 story each side
purchase price:102000
3.5 percent down and ...

Hi Everyone!I've only purchased a Home once (I don't own it anymore), and every calculator (even including Tax and Insurance) would predict my payments being way less than actual payments.My loan was for 120,000. Mont...

I'm about to buy my 3rd investment SFH and all the homes I own including the one I live in have escrow accounts.  Is there any advantage of not haveing an escorw and just paying your taxes and insurance at the end of...

I have been having a lot of success writing and revising blog posts for a few different blogs that I write on. And by success I mean I have had many of the sites jump up to page 1 in google search rankings. This has g...

I suspect that most anyone that has been investing for awhile has run across properties that seemed okay on the surface only to discover hidden costs.

Sometimes these costs are much needed repairs not so easy to se...

Newbie post here as I still tackle some of the basic learning concepts before buying my first investment property.I have *some* money saved up (10K, which is not much at all in my market where 3/2's go for 140-190k). ...

How can I clean what looks like several years build up of soap scum on a enamel bath tub?
I have tried several commercial cleaners but it looks like it will be days before it's done.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Roselle.

Purchase price: $250,000

Cash invested: $14,000

Sale price: $265,000

This was a house I purchased to move into, long...

I'm looking to buy my first rental property (on the other side of the country), and I'm trying to figure out the best way to finance it. I'm looking to buy in the 100k - 110k range and I currently have a 20% down pay...

I have always considered myself a long term buy and hold RE investor, however, in the last few years I sold off all of my properties because I was given some attractive opportunities to sell (Dallas-Fort Worth market)...