So, bought a 3br/2bath home in the smoking hot Bellingham WA market. Heavily mold and water damaged, just the way I like them. The deal was too good to pass up. The numbers are awesome. Abandoned by overseas rich pare...

If you can pay off the mortgage on your first rental property should you? And is it a viable strategy to then use a HELOC on the (now paid off) rental to buy a second? I ask this because my wife and I dislike debt but...

I have been researching how to finance my business for awhile and frankly I've come to a conclusion already, but I'd like some insight nonetheless. I plan to leave the area (VA) within the next year and a half (on mi...

I've listened to many of the podcasts on this site. Many recommend that a buy and hold investor should start by managing his/her own properties.  I was wondering if anyone could tell me what they have gained by managi...

Yesterday I had an epiphany! The CORONA/ WUHAN/ COVID-19 (Virus) is exaggerated! There’s too many things at stake right now and it all SMELLS FISHY! Besides crucial elections, international economic wars, and propp...

After doing mostly fix/flips, foreclosures, tax liens, I'm looking to buy my first buy and hold rental.  I've been running the numbers and typically use 5% for Cap Ex, Vacancy, and repairs, which I think are the numbe...

I am a big advocate of partnering with a real estate agent to both sell and find deals. With the impact of COVID-19, I am now starting to question a flat fee selling commission vs the traditional MLS 4.5% to 6% real e...

I am selling a rental home that I own 50% of in Northern Kentucky (just south of Cincinnati). I want to execute a 1031 exchange for a rental home in Chattanooga. I have read about them online, but am looking for parti...