"Minneapolis group recommends strict rent-control plan to City Council"The group split with 14/25 voting to recommend a strict rent-control plan like the one that St. Paul passed last year, and 11/25 to recommend a pl...

What is the best cash flow strategy in your opinion?

I was told that owning cash flow residential properties is a pain because of having to deal with the maintenance, tenants and sometimes property management compani...

Well, after 4 years of renting we have our first squatter.  Long story short, they paid for the month then did a stop payment on the check.  When confronted they said they were not paying so I evicted them.  Funny thi...

Here are my thoughts. Am I on the right track? Am i missing anything. Do i need a realtor? I have a title company.Well i have a plan for this home i want to purchase. I submitted my offer today for 15k and was told th...

Surprise of surprises -- my wife has caught the REI bug by osmosis. She'll be able to do this full time, which is something I can't.

I'm setting her up with a marketing strategy (she'd better buy into it, I have a...

Rental real estate is traditionally an excellent medium-to-long-term investment from a financial standpoint. But the idea of dealing with difficult tenants is at or near the top of the list of why many investors do no...

So, a person has the connections for REO packages (I don't have any, just made some right connections). What is the best way to find the investors? It seems that everywhere I turn there is already a million people wit...

Hi All,I am looking to pull an FHA loan and I've noticed the rates have jumped after the election. Can anyone provide any advice on whether they will keep rallying or this was just a knee jerk reaction that will soon ...

I overheard a collegue say they have found deals working with property managers as they help their clients unload inventory.  Has anyone had any experience with this they would be willing to share?  How is it best to ...

So, here is a fun one.After almost two years of renting our tenants are getting divorced and decided to break their lease. Their contract would have ended the end of June, but the husband moved out the second week of ...