Today For the last several months I've been analyzing properties listed for sale in the Tower Grove and select South City areas of Saint Louis to buy and hold. Very few are meeting the 2% rule though some pass using t...

I just received an email from Phil and Shenoah Grove requesting investors to join forces and fight against a bill being proposed to legislation which will effectively STOP investors, buyers and sellers ability to purc...

I am looking at a home built in 1900 for buy and hold. I would like to know, what are the dangers of buying a home that was built that old. The home looks in good condition. One thing I observed is that the steps of t...

It seems that some feel that Bird Dogs are bogus. Much of the negative talk could also be said about realtors. For that matter, many people outside of our world feel similarly about investors in general.

My exper...

The roof on my townhouse is nearing the end of it's useful life.  The ridge cap recently blew off and I'm facing the old "repair or replace" question - with a twist.  It's a simple peaked roof.  The front slope faces ...

Hello everyone,I recently found and signed up for this great site. So far I've been reading a lot of posts and figured it's time for me to get involved a little more.I recently started my research for putting together...

I will be getting my real estate license very soon (approximately 2 weeks). I currently work full time in the RE industry (not as an agent) but will probably start out as a part time agent on the side doing open ho...

My husband threw this idea at me: What if we charge the tenants a little more for rent each month and gave them the 12th month for free? Here's how it would work:If rent is normally $900 per month, we charge them $982...

This article posted on the Wall St. Journal site was interesting.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324761004578282240778834074.html

It talks about people losing interest in stocks. It doesn't mention t...