Hello bay area dwellers,I have been thinking of getting started in real estate by investing in a (MFR) in the bay area. I crunched some numbers to come up with cities that offer highest rent/price ratio (in theory) wh...

Seems some places are better to invest in than others.
Where does the line between profit and risk cross?
50. Rochester, New York - 748 violent crimes per 100,000
49. West Palm Beach, Florida ...

Calling all investors who have had success using Airbnb on their properties!!

What are the best tips that you can provide?
What are the biggest pitfalls and things to avoid?
Do you have any checklist or Airbnb hac...

Lose Your Competitive Edge With Debt

The more debt you have, the larger the loan on the property, the less competitive you are.

Is your goal to have as little money tied up in an investment property as possible? He ...

Has anyone had any dealings with DoHardMoney, positive or negative? 

My offer was accepted on a 14 unit apartment.  I knew it needed new windows and was built in 1950.  In the purchase agreement forms we signed, he wrote NONE in the disclosures.  He showed the best (only good ones) 3 u...

It would be great to actually hear from people renting in the LA metro area regarding the affordability issues,  income keeping pace with investor projected rent growth rates and trend in housing prices. Renters feeli...

If you are one of the people on here posting about the market crashing, and expecting deep discounts some time in the not so distant future, then are you selling your portfolio today? If not, why not? Things are still...

When I find a promising multi-unit rental property, I usually assume that 50% of the gross rents is what I'll have after operating expenses to pay my mortgage. The listing sheets have a breakdown of the operating expe...

I have tried to figure this out but I get lost in the details.  I have a couple of houses that I have had for over 10 years and a couple for only a few.  I'm trying to figure out if its worth keeping them that long or...