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...

Hello my name is Michael and I’m excited to learn as much as I can from like minded people. I’m interested in the buy and hold strategy with single family or small multi family properties. I’ve started looking in the ...

With all this commotion about a falling market and homes appraising lower than what they are worth, why don't people start buying? Buy now and hold that property for a while. Forget flipping and short sale. Why settle...

Hi been studying RE as an investment option and trying to figure out the numbers. Could someone check with my numbers to see whether I'm thinking about REI correctly? I can't seem a large benefit of REI in a case wher...

Hi all, I have tenant who is renting out a room in my house. She's just renting out the room for herself and she has been behind on rent for three months. She has been slowly paying couple hundred dollars every few we...

Over the last three years, I've invested in 5 single family/condo properties that generate an average cash on cash return of 14% in Knoxville, TN. I'm pretty happy with it and try to pat myself on the back for it - bu...

Is it considered standard to include all closing costs, capital outlays (for repairs, improvements, etc), and loan origination fees in addition to the sales price when calculating cap rates?I know that generally, when...

Team, I have a note that is reperforming and now seasoned and I am going to sell it. The borrower is way behind on her property taxes and is not in a financial position to pay them.  My question is: do I pay all the p...

Hello. I have a unique issue with a specific tenant. Here is the story. During my open house Saturday, lady comes to me that she would like her brother to rent the property from me. But that he can only afford to pay ...

FHA Disparate-Impact Liability Upheld Read the full decision: Texas Dep't of Hous. & Cmty. Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., No. 13-1371, 2015 WL 2473449 (U.S. June 25, 2015)In a much anticipate...