I've been researching the rules on guest houses, in-laws etc when it comes to building these.  Looking at the ordinance for guest houses from the City if Phoenix, (below) #2 seems to say you can't advertise them for r...

Hi Everyone -I've been calculating ARV for quite some time and wanted to get the community's perspective on it. Specifically:If you don't find true comps (similar house with similar beds, bath, SF etc. etc.) do you st...

One of my 1 bed 1 bath that I just changed from an old 20 gallon water heater the previous owner installed to a new 30 gallon low boy.  Its in the closet so there isn't much room for more.Prior to the water heater cha...

I started a thread with an article about rent decreases nationwide. The replies seemed to substantiate the concern with properties taking longer to rent, and reductions in rent as well as other bennies needed to rent ...

Appraiser ask what we purchase property for. So I get a text from a guy doing the appraisal on a property that we done an extensive rehab on and we are getting ready to refinance it. He wanted to know the exact date a...

I am not a economic expert or do I really follow market trends, so I would like advice from people smarter than me on this topic like @Ben Leybovich and @seanWe have pretty standard commercial financing on 1/2 our por...

Basically want to know if we should buy high down payment, low cashflow property in a familiar market vs buying low down payment, higher cashflow in an unfamiliar marketNew to investing, looking to buy condo in desira...

"Why I Borrow for the Terms I Do How I handle the Balloon Payment"I almost always borrow money from private lenders to buy my houses. I borrow at the following terms;$0 Down payment8% InterestInterest Only5 yr TermNon...

Hello! I'm learning about real estate investing and am very interested in the buy/hold strategy. I've been running some numbers and, I'll be honest, I'm having doubts as to whether or not this strategy is worth the ri...

My goal is to buy 10 cash flowing rental properties as quickly and safely as possible. So far I have 4 and I keep 6 months of mortgage payments on hand and have a decent security net in place for maintenance etc. I k...