I read in a thread concerning California where multi unit residentials are selling around 4-5%.. which lead me to a good question.. As investors from across the country, what do you consider to be a good cap rate? Bei...

I knew that title would grab your attention.I'm 24. I'm single and not looking for anything until I have enough passive income from real estate rentals to leave my job. No pets, literally just me.I'm a contractor. Wor...

**This is the intro to a possible multiyear diary. Sorry for the long first post, I wanted to give context. My goal is to update this every month when I update my personal balance sheet**So today is my 38th birthday. ...

Well its been a rough year as a landlord for me so far. Even worse than the year Hurricane Ike caused its damage. To date since January first of this year I have spent an average of $1475 a month for repairs and vac...

I am new to the real estate world and getting stuck on making my first move. Real estate is something I’ve taken an interest in the past few years by doing research, watching seminars/videos, ect., but I have no clue ...

I have a property I am interested in bidding at auction and need help figuring out a max bid. this will be my first auction purchase. I have some experience working for my dad as he has around 30-40 cheap rentals, but...

I recently attended a seminar hosted by one of the referred to as "guru" companies. I have attended two different company seminars since I started learning about real estate investing. ~Rich Dad Eduction & ~Fortun...

Hi BP! I'm leaving the REIT where I did accounting and short-term leasing for retail shopping centers and heading to a property management software company where I'll be doing sales. Wages are likely to be 60% salary,...

Currently I own 16 units in Utah. 12 of those 16 we just inherited and these new units have came with their fair share of "honey do's". We knew that going in, and they are going to be awesome once we are through the s...

If you self manage your rental property(s), what are the three biggest pains you deal with on a regular basis?