Hi everyone, I am new to this game and my wife and I were looking to buy our first buy and hold residential property in the next year or so. As we have been educating ourselves, it has become clear that as a best prac...

I'd really like to get started in billboard investing, but I know it's not a very popular method of real estate investing. I have experience flipping houses and buying/renovating small apartment buildings, so I'm f...

Just wondering what everyone supplys tenants. For example, I give my tenants bug spray, instead of paying a professional to come out and spray. Does anyone supply weed killer or fertilizer? Heater and AC filters? W...

Hi BP! My first post.  I love this site.  What a fantastic community and source of knowledge!  I am an investor/entrepreneur looking to do something in a commercial property niche I can't find many resources about: tr...

Hi guys, Was wondering if I could get your input. Our first out of state investment has been a learning experience for sure. Our PM said we'd need some yard work and house cleaning estimating it to be $800 -$1000. I s...

Fellow Investors: After six (6) years of renting out properties, I still haven't yet figured out the best way to mitigate those tenants who fail to keep an eye out for the occasional leaky toilet flapper for which som...

Has anyone ever hear of a business called Phoenix FCE Capital Limited, they are suppose to be a private investor/Angel Investors. I got an email from them saying they can help me with 100% Financing, which sounded...

Hi! I wrote a post 4 months ago asking what you all would do in our situation -- sell or keep our Seattle house. Several of you commented and it really helped us solidify our decision, so thanks to all who commented! ...

So, we've got this one tenant that has always been a thorn in our side. He always pays a week or two late, although he always pays the late fee so it's not a big deal. But, and this is the key part, is that every ti...

Earlier this year, I purchased 5 duplexes in Milwaukee metro in a package deal.   The buildings were inexpensive $96K for the package and all together they needed less than $20,000 in repairs. I took a $100K HELOC to ...