In large markets what is anyone doing to compete with the guys that have a 20K per month marketing budget. Here in the Dallas Fort Worth area there are multiple Homevestor operations that spend this much or more. What...

Hi All- So happy to have found this site. I am enjoying beginning to build my understanding of Real Estate investing and look forward to using the resources on this site. The podcasts have been so educational and insp...

I have a possible tenant that would like to lease my property for 2 years.. and pay in full up front. Obviously I am ok with this..  no chasing rent and such. But, would there be any negatives to this? And what type o...

BP search function isn't working for me right now, I keep getting errors. I'm sure this has been discussed many times already.Anyway, what should I provide for guests in way of coffee? I don't drink coffee so I litera...

I was informed today by my property manager that he keeps all the late payments when tenants pay rent late. Is that the norm or should I contest this? I know it could probably go either way and depends on what is in t...

Okay I am doing research on getting my first deal. I want to set up auto notifications with some real estate agents. Tell me if this is wrong.Hello Realtor X, Please notify me of all XX-plexes that come into the marke...

Hi all!This is my first time posting something here. I'm kind a newbie. I bought my first and only rental 2 years ago in Cleveland (I live in CA). The former PM found a tenant quickly. They left in December (without p...

We are currently looking to rent out our single family home starting in June. We had several people come and look at the house and are very interested. I told everyone I was doing first come first serve (if they quali...

I have been learning about REI for the past year and just when I feel like I´m ready to get my first deal going, everyone keeps talking about how we are still in a seller's market and that we have seen better days. My...

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I am a buy and hold real estate investor in Colorado. I recently had an interesting situation where I would acquire a single family home with a fantastic long term tenant. The tenant is clean, ke...