I was curious what is better, buying property from a realtor, or buying a FSBO home. Do i have to pay realtors a big commission when i buy a property? Is it "dangerous" buying a property from someone directly?

I recently had to do some research (read: cutting into the wall) on my clothes washer drain.  I found that there is no p-trap, either in the wall or below grade in the crawl space.  The washer plumbing drains straight...

I am looking at a couple of SFHs that have fireplaces.  I was wondering what people's  experiences and issues with a fireplace in a rental unit.  I am not sure if it is a good idea.  Are there issues with insurance?  ...

My new house needs siding. I am pretty handy but I have never had any experience with Hardie lap siding. Is this something a non professional can take on? I have done a bit of cedar lap siding and once you got the han...

I am in the Tampa Bay area and Wall Street has completely screwed things up here. They have pumped so much money into homes here to rent them out that the inventory is now just crack houses. I am sitting on money b...

I'm using list source to create a door knocking list instead of a mailing list. I need money now not 8 months from now. Don't get me wrong I'll be adding direct mail to my marketing budget after I get my first deal fo...

Looking for some 'outside-the-box' ideas from you guys. Story: I was waiting until March to list a house for sale - a previous primary home, rural but really nice custom home, great neighborhood full of nice houses, i...

After reading through the landlord forum and taking notes, I have a list of recommended clauses to put into leases. Some were just copy and pasted, so there is some added "commentary" to them. Some of them are also go...

The #1 Rule Of Successful Flipping! - How To Flip A House From Start To Finish Rule #1: Do NOT Listen To Me. I Survive On Sheer Dumb Luck! What were you thinking!!The End!Did  you really eagerly click on this post to ...

I'm preparing to close on my first property next week in Jacksonville, FL.  Everything has been going well so far, and the plan was to immediately start renovating both units.  However, we just learned that a tenant i...