Brokers' poor reputation has caused many brokers to rebrand themselves as “Commercial Real Estate Advisors” or “Real Estate Consultants.”This is similar to the Wealth Management and insurance industries, where commiss...

San Bernardino to file bankruptcy 3rd city in CA to file. Is this a trend?

here is the link:

http://news.terra.com/san-bernardino-becomes-third-california-city-seeking-bankruptcy,4ae2317579678310VgnVCM3000009acceb...

I recently attended a seminar where they basically give you free lunch while they peddle their wares. One thing that caught my attention was the call-capture system. It seems like you would get a bunch of tire-kicke...

I am going to move ahead a little into the finishing work, this discussion is getting very long and possibly tedious.  I have skipped ahead a few weeks to get to hardwood.Post 48 - hardwoodIt seemed like the entire ci...

Generally speaking, there are two main strategies when buying multifamily properties: Turn Key and Value Add. These strategies are very different and both have pros and cons.
In a turn key investment, the buyer does ...

I made a lot of bad decisions in college,  I started partying, racking up loans (even though I had full scholarships) and somehow still managed to max out two credit cards. It's been a year since I graduated college, ...

I’m under contract on a 4 plex in a town that gets hit with hurricanes from time to time.  Anyone have any suggestions on how much home owners insurance I should carry.  I am borrowing from a  bank, and will carry a m...

What would you do with the kitchen in the attached pic? This will be my first time to mess with any type of improvements on my properties?
Here's some of the ideas that I have floating around in my head now:
-New co...

I am working on a flip right now that will be listed around 80K when done with rehab. I want to know at what price level do you guys upgrade to stainless appliances? I will be putting in new dishwasher, stove, and r...