While looking into out of state investing, I've noticed two types of "turnkey" companies. One presents fully rehabbed properties ready to rent and others find you a property and use your money to finance the rehab. Ob...

My rentals are in NY state. I recently had a tenant move out after 18 months. The place was left in fair condition. I still spent several hours putting in light bulbs, batteries in the smoke alarms and CO detect...

Schlage EncodeI mentioned this lock a couple of times in the past week just wanted to update. I put this on my primary to replace a dead cheap-o kwickset (the $69 model).
First impression was.... KICK BUTT. No hub. N...

So, I just purchased my first investment property in Philadelphia. It needs minor work I think (it definitely needs new flooring and painting, but I also might want to replace the ugly kitchen and bathroom).  I will ...

The lease at my SFR will be up in May and this will be the first time renewing.  I thought it would be pretty simple, but then I started thinking about it more and came up with so many questions.  Are there certain la...

Hi, my name is Cody, and I am a real estate agent in the central Kentucky area. I have always yearned to dive into real estate after reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad, and decided to make the jump and get my real estate lice...

Hello everyone first time investor, quick question. Any advice on how to find and vet a contractor? And if anybody is in the Philadelphia area is there any contractors you have worked with that you can recommend. Than...

Hi guys,One of the things I've been trying to find the answer to is how to "read" a market. For example, I live in Austin, TX. Everyone tells me the real estate market here is "hot". That some 600+ people are moving i...

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I'm in the process of finding my first property to rehab, but still figuring out my financing options.
My questions is about exit strategies. I've been searching the forums but couldn't find what I was loo...

Any insights on economic development, population movement and jobs diversity for Mobile, AL will be much appreciated.
I have already used city-data for these markets, but the information is dated. Looking for current...