I have been reading about the 2% rule but seriously questioning its accuracy. I got a great deal on a house in a desirable area of Austin for $297k. The rental we are getting is high ($2500) for the area. However, acc...

Now is the time to BUY!Here is what is occurring in virtually all "hot" real estate markets nationally:"Hot" = strong population and job growth markets and therefore increasing price trend line This applies to San Jos...

It has now been about two months since both SparkRent and WiliamPaid both shutdown their online rent payment services.  There was a lot of discussion about the alternatives at the time and I was curious as to what dec...

Tenants moved out of our first investment house in DFW, which we're selling for a few reasons. The left it dirty and battered. We wanted to turn it over as quickly as we could to reduce holding costs, yet we both ...

The first part of this house hacking success story could have been written a couple years ago, but it wasn't, so here is the final part!We bought a duplex with owner-occupied financing in March of 2015. We had to evic...

a few days late since i am super busy with the current rehabs, but closed on #19 on thursday night. worked on it for awhile with the listing agent and the brokerage. they apparently have a great relationship with the ...

Hi Gang,Anyone interested in meeting up around South Portland to discuss Real Estate and network. I have never been to REIA meeting but would love to gather with some like minded folks and see how we can help each oth...

Hi, so I just joined the forum, nice to meet everyone. So basically I am at a crossroads in my life. I have a really good knack for investing but I’m not really sure how to proceed. Previously I’ve used a well off par...

I have a 23 yo tenant applying for one of my SFR and he has a 0 credit score, with no credit history at all. He is recently out of college and has relocated for a position as an engineer with a large orthopedic com...