Greetings,

I owner occupy a Tri-Plex in Snohomish County near Seattle, Washington and have been there for 60 days now. I've had enough time to get to know the tenants - previously poorly managed by Century 21...

At the beginning of April I purchased my first investment property, and now I've found myself in my first dispute with a contractor. I'm definitely learning a lot from this experience, but I am really hoping to receiv...

Hi All,

I'm pretty new to the forum and REI in general. Wanted to get my feet wet and get into an investment property within the next few months. Any thoughts, ideas suggestions? Should I wait a little for the mortga...

Hello BP!I just wanted to share my plan for creating an unfair advantage for myself. Another title for this post could be "From adversity to advantage"1. Become a licensed contractor. In Michigan all I have to do is t...

What were the first 5 steps you took to get started on your real estate investing venture?

I am currently rehabing one of the house I bought. However, I notice that the project is taking so long. The Contractor we are currently working an the only one that answered in our area has delayed so much and we are...

Xpress loans 911 is a major scam!! Andrew of Xpress loans sent me a term sheet for 15% down at 6-8% interest on a 30 year loan in which I had to pay 1,295$ commitment fee. Once I paid and went through the loan process...

I see John Fedro's post that Oklahoma requires a Mobile Home retailer's license . This has just further confused me. I found a deal to buy a mobile home and the seller is extremely motivated. However I'm hesita...

My property manager is saying an eviction will cost ~$1000 for a lawyer.  Shouldn't the property manager handle the eviction process themself, otherwise, what am I really paying them for?  Tenant paid last month ~ 20 ...