So...I help "guide" my sister with issues pertaining to her rental property in MA.  Which means I am the middle man so she doesn't have to deliver unfavorable messages since she is an owner occupant.  She can "blame" ...

Hello,  Brand new here. Hello! Long story short, Wife & I were planning to visit her family in Vietnam for entire month of August (cleared my work schedule) but recently learned wife is pregnant and her doctor &am...

I want to focus this post on issues that have cost me money that were avoidable.#1 Fires, I have lost three homes to fires. Two were caused by humans. I should have insured the homes, sold them, or done something to m...

I just came across this terrible story of an agent who was killed as he was allegedly going to evict a tenant a few months ago. https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/01/20/three-arrested-death-utah/While there is no total ...

I read a little bit on the crimes committed against real estate agents while on the job and I'm curious if anyone has had any sticky situations or ever been really uncomfortable and uneasy.

Its odd that a white col...

I have found a good deal on a 3/1 foreclosure near Florida State University. It is a foreclose well under market value in need of minimal updates, mostly interior paint. Completed I should still be at least 25% below ...

I am looking to buy my first investment property and for this area (Surrounding DC area and Northern Virginia) the only thing I can afford is a 2bed/1ba condo or smaller. I am having issues estimating how much to put ...

Hello,What do you guys/gals do when you get an application with co-applicants that are unmarried.  I am concerned about differing credit scores and incomes.  Perhaps one has poor job or housing history while the other...

Thoughts on these demographics? Retail strip about 9K SF. 100 leased. All mom/pop type businesses. Strip built mid 80's. Most tenants on 3 year leases. @Joel Owens??POPULATION 1 MILE 5 MILES 10 MILES TOTAL POPULATION ...

Hi all,
I'm Tracy, I'm originally from CA but now live in Pittsburgh. Family is still in CA. I came to Pittsburgh for graduate school (Carnegie Mellon and Duquesne) b/c they had Peace Corps fellowships and I was just ...