My property manager contacted me to let me know a tenant in one of my duplexes has been given a dog. They asked me if I would consider collecting a 200.00 pet deposit and 25.00 a month for pet rent or if I wanted to e...

Hi BP.Tomorrow I was supposed to close on a property, which we are now not going to. During the title search, we discovered a sizable second lien that they didn't disclose. When we mentioned the fact, they acted surpr...

First some stats:
I have 6 going on 7 doors in the DFW areaI live out of stateRents  range from 1400-1950 Per Month I pay 8% Per Month60% of first month's rent on new leases$395.00 flat rate for renewalsGetting to th...

Hi guys,

I was just speaking to my brother via skype a few minutes ago.
He's in Australia.

I tell him Im planning on doing a road trip to Cleveland to check out some properties.

I explain to him that there are pro...

I am teaming up with a realtor friend and a contractor friend. I will be acting as the private lender for the entire purchase/remodel, the realtor will be our deal finder/seller and be paid commission, and our contrac...

Hi All,

I've been lurking here for a while. Finally a post: My company has been bought out and I am facing a lay-off from a narrow field with no competitor to move to in my area. I'd like to stick it out in West Mich...

This forum is not to be used for politics.   However this proposed plan is squarely about landlords and renters.   So without saying anything about the candidate I thought we could discuss the plan and some of the mor...

There is a lack of new housing nationally… and this will not be fixed by our government or anyone else anytime soon. FYI: the median cost of a house in the U.S. is currently $263,000http://www.politico.com/agenda/stor...

I am about to start a direct mail marketing campaign to possible motivated sellers with a budget of around 2k. Should I lean more towards prefer closures with equity or vacant? Or how would you disperse those funds in...

If you didn't catch the "Seeing Greene" episode recently, an excellent question was presented that I thought would be worth discussing. Every area you invest in has risks of natural disasters of all kinds, but these d...