I am looking at buying a house when I return to Nebraska. I have bought homes before, but only when I was in the area. I am wondering if it is possible through a realtor to buy a house while still in another state? Re...

I'm having trouble on how I get the repair costs to a property before I can make an offer or put it under contract? Or is it more of just eyeballing it?

Hi! My name is Jim. It's nice to meet everyone. My goal here is to expand my knowledge in real estate investing by reading forums and asking relevant questions; at the same time, contribute my in anyway. I look forwar...

Don’t pay them for their services! Read Tom’s book and then hire your own local CPA for any additional support. The $15,000 service that I paid for is not worth the value that was provided. I had already read Tom's bo...

How is it that four different local bankers (two within the same bank) can come up with different DSR? Are they factoring in utilities for both personal and potential vacant rentals? Personal/work vehicle payment? All...

Real Estate is a part time business for me.  My plan is to rehab and flip 4-5 homes per year.  I have a full time job as an insurance agent where I am a partner in an S Corp.  My paycheck puts me in the 30% tax bracke...

What have been your hardest lessons learned in short term rentals? I'd be curious to hear the experiences that others have had. I'd say my hardest lesson learned is overestimating how quickly a new property will reach...

I continue to see more and more posts suggesting real estate investors should go from buying 2-4 unit buildings to buying larger apartment complexes. I believe these posts are influenced by the pay for education syndi...

Hello. Needing help on how to notify tenants of a change in policy. I have 2 active rentals and rehabbing my 3rd so I'm still pretty small time. With that said, I do intend to scale up while managing the properties my...

Often when I’m checking references on a prospective tenant the old landlord is very tight lipped about giving any information stating legal reasons. I seem to get “I can only tell you whether or not I would rent ...