I live in Virginia in the metropolitan DC area.  I have dealt with many real estate agent trying to buy property or involved with friends or family in their purchases.  I noticed that just about every agent has nice l...

Has anybody here done a build-to-suit for Dollar General?  I own a commercial property in a semi-rural area.  Although I'm not gung-ho on Dollar General (or any dollar store for that matter) as a tenant, my site's loc...

So my tenant moved in three weeks ago.  Per the lease, she has 7 days to tell me what wrong with the house after move in day.  A week gone by and I asked if she had found anything.  She said no just minor scratches.  ...

So i've heard many people talk about the 1% rule. The rule states that the monthly rent should be around 1% of the purchase price.  Now I want to say I do understand this is a rule of thumb and I do understand it's no...

I'm Interested buying several lots ranging from 1-4 acres for a total of 12.97 acres. Many of the lots have things that would need to be removed like septic tanks, oil tanks, trailers, house etc. None of which I rea...

Evening, all! I am a newcomer from Lynchburg, VA looking to absorb as much information as possible. My wife and I currently own 1 rental "duplex" (main floor and basement) which was the first house we lived in. We hou...

Is it fair for me to not have my own hot water heater instead of 3 apts running off same heater that is downstairs in a apr where their is alot of kids and randon people taking showers. My power bill is almost 100 due...

I was recently introduced to the concept of investing in tax lien certificates.  I guess you can  earn 20% on your investment and it could also possibly turn into a tax lien deed. Is this a relatively safe investment?...

We had new tenants move in this past April into an A/B property and we learned they haven't been paying the gas bill.  Their credit was 675 and income was good and all references checked out as excellent.  We include ...