I have been watching the news coming out of Houston non stop and it is truly heart breaking to hear some of the stories. Obviously my thoughts and prayers go out to all the Houstonians suffering through this. I am sta...

Hello all,I am very new to investment real estate. I am evaluating some of my first potential buys, but I could use some guidance to determine when a property is not a good deal because of the parameters of the proper...

I wanted to ask all of the landlords that own more than 10 rentals.
Do you manage them all yourself and if so how much time do you spend a week doing it? Do any of you have a property manager and if so how involved a...

I remember when all of us military guys and gals were lobbying to get a forum for us to post our unique issues and challenges in.  We move around A LOT and face different issues than others in this business.  I also k...

So does anyone negotiate with bids they received from general contractors on rehabs?

If so how do you usually go about that?

I put together a detailed scope of work and a bid document for the contractors. They the...

It seems that everyone has an opinion about whether to rent to people with pets.   How effective is it to require additional monthly rent for a pet?  Can anyone tell me if charging a pet deposit or additional monthly ...

First, this thread is NOT about the current legislation to create a national healthcare program. There are plenty of threads on here arguing the benefits and drawbacks of that specific bill, and I don't want this to ...

Hey everyone, I was looking into buying a duplex or single family home in a small college town of about 20,000 people and the school size is about 30,000. During the summer 90% of the university students leave, not su...

Hey guys.  I apologize that I've been MIA for most of the summer.  It's been a crazy summer for me.  Between changing careers, completing my first flip, family issues...it's been a busy summer.  Here's my situation:  ...

Wondering what actual real estate investors have to say about this subject. I don't get up early (wake up between 7:00 - 8:00 most days, 9:00AM + on the weekends). I feel that I am having moderate-high success thus fa...