Zillow started trading today on the NASDAQ under the ticker Z. According to this article on TechCrunch, when the stock opened at $60, that represented a valuation of $1.6 billion - extremely frothy, given the $11.3 m...

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I fully renovated a property in Decatur, GA but it has been sitting in the market for a while and I'd much rather keep it for a few years and watch it appreciate further than take a loss as it is a great p...

Hello everyone, I am wondering if anyone has any experience investing in expensive market places? The 20% down payment can be a real challenge when the average property is $650k+It can be very tricky, especially for y...

I tried to resolve an issue with these people and they just will not help or do anything. I tried making stating my case at the meetings only to basically get ignored. Then I tried talking to the property manager, sam...

So, I just got an offer accepted on my first home, super excited.  Anywho, this crappy sellers market kinda forced me to go the fixer/pretty-upper route. The home has a probably 10-15 yr old HVAC system, obviously I'm...

I'm am about to partner with someone in the Atlanta on a fix & flip property in the Canton area.  I have a draft JV agreement, but the general structure is I would provide the capital (up to a max amount), he'd co...

I own 5 townhome properties that I rent. I am looking to pick up some more properties for long-term hold. The only properties locally that will work with the 50% rule are older city properties. These are properties...

Tenant notified of a bad smell, like dead animal. Who is responsible for discovering what’s causing it & fixing the situation? If it’s the landlord’s responsibility, who do I call? Thanks in advance for responses!

So I know there are a lot of "Rules of Thumb" on the Residential side of Real Estate.  As I try to transition into Commercial (Retail) I find that I have no idea on how to perform the proper analysis.  What are the Ex...

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The following link allows you to download a PDF document I put together showing the numbers on my investment properties. It shows my initial analysis prior to the purchases and the actual operating numbers for ...