we just bought a house to brrr which has a nice fireplace . we are considering closing it up to keep the future tenant from burning the house down . Does closing it up lower the appraisal when we go to refi ? any inp...

On the MLS, I noticed a few apartment buildings in Stockton/Lodi would pop up from time to time.  The cap rates would range from around 7-9. They seemed like good investments because of the numbers, but would it be wo...

Has anybody had luck with a VA (virtual assistant) with bookkeeping for their real estate investments?

I'm about to begin building a 4-Plex from the ground up and acting as the General Contractor. I'm having a hard time finding an already made excel spreadsheet with a good break down and analysis of costs for itemized...

I have a nice backyard and I made the mistake of letting a tenant let her lab run around the yard (3 flat w/ other tenants), the lab is destroying the mulch. So I want to build a dog pen with a shade, 6 ft in height m...

I saw an article about a company that claims to be a high end then key renovation company that doesn’t charge interest, fees, or payments until after you’ve sold your flip. They claim that they only ask that you’re ac...

I own a SFH in MURRIETA,CA 92563 and the lease is about to be ended. So, looking for new tenant now. One of my requirement is no pet but I heard from my management company said there is like 95% of tenant have pets? S...

I recently had a tenant who told the neighbors that I sold the house to him on contract, when in fact, it was only a 6 month lease. He also was not paying for specific items and the lawn was a bit too long for eve...

Question for the people who focus on short sales, what's a better business model selling short sale leads, with all the paperwork completed to a realtor, or doing all the work and teaming up with a realtor to spilt...

Hello everyone, I am just getting started in real estate, but there is so much information out there, that I am not quite sure where to start. When it comes to money, its not a huge problem for me as I have a private ...