There is a guy/company selling notes in my area. Obviously due diligence will need to be performed, but I wanted to see what some of you pros thought, on the surface:

1. The performing notes were all originat...

I’m finally ready to tell the leap and buy a house, but because I live in an expensive Greater Seattle Area market, a mortgage on a quality home will consume a large chunk of my income. I’m looking for a creative hous...

I admit it: I am a newbie. I know that I want to do "something" with real estate investing, but I have not worked out yet what that exact something is. I also admit that I am vulnerable at this stage and for anything ...

I despise Property Management companies. I think a majority of them are thieves and thrive on nativity. I usually end up buying my properties from people who used PM companies and ended up needing to sell their proper...

I have looked into the subject of interest-bearing security deposits and I have a few questions about the setup. So in California there is no law that requires this. I am asking because I view it as a benefit to the t...

What is the tax treatment for the different income streams from Lease Options?  Is the Option fee self employment income (business income) when rec'd by a "future potential buyer"?  Can the monthly income be "rental i...

First off, thanks for any responses to this, I truly appreciate the insight from investors more experienced than me. Of the 9 rentals I own, I currently have 8 of them under property management. The one I manage mysel...

Another investor in my network recently got a property under contract, and was looking to assign it. I saw it on Monday, and he gave me his "buy it now" price (ie: don't wait to see if any other investors are interest...