About 6 months ago I reached out to my property manager in writing and ask them to raise rents on all my properties by $25.  I reminded them to do this about a month before each lease renewed.   When I got my lease re...

Every day in the forums it's the same thing. "I'm just getting started and I've analyzed a ton of deals (never seen any in real life) in several markets that are nowhere near where I live because where I live there ar...

“Cash flow is king” is a mantra to many. It’s repeated over and over in forums and conferences. I am not a “cash flow is king” investor

Pending one’s stage in life and career, I submit growing equity and increasi...

I'm looking to see if we could compile a list of the top 5 mistakes made by landlords. I'll throw out a few and hopefully we can come to some kind of consensus.

Note - to all who participate,...

It's not talking this time, though, if you've been paying attention, you know that I've been preaching this message for years...  Here's an email from this morning names and locations edited out):Hey Ben - Really enjo...

With the stress of the holidays looming, I thought it could be fun to share the lighter side of real estate. What are some of the funniest experiences you've had as an investor? How did you handle it? What would you d...

Okay so here is my issue I ran into. I talked to a realtor last night he claims to be a local investor. Now his type of investing is not cash flow but long term so he buys and holds and then in 20 years or such he sel...

Hey everyone! I am doing research for a house hacking project and need some stories of fellow house hackers. Could you please reply to this thread with your house hacking story?Please include your location, strategy (...

I am reading that the mortgage deduction is going to be for loans up to 750k on new deals for primary residency....., how about for rental properties?  is that any different?  is this capped to 750k total or is it per...

Let's discuss Jerry Norton's Powerflipper 3.0 with a finder's fee of $10,000 for any deal you find them.  I THINK IT'S A SCAM.  If anyone has had success of has had a deal accepted by them where they actually paid the...