I've got 7 doors that I self-manage and i'm set to add some more in the coming year.  I've been bookkeeping with a google drive spreadsheet.  A new tax year is upon me and I'm thinking of buying quickbooks, as it woul...

I have a neighbor that moved to Florida 9 years ago because he is in the military. He owns the house next to me in Baltimore County Md. He has been renting it out for about 9 years but recently decided to let it go to...

Has anyone on the forums had experience reducing the risk of a downturn in the home market, by buying a hedge on the stock/options market?

For example, you're building or refurbing a home that will be targete...

Hi fellow Minneapolis investors,Has anyone successfully challenged the assessor's valuation of this property? I'm looking for tips because I bought my owner occupied duplex at the end of May 2017 and my 2018 Estimated...

Hello I need some advice on my rental property ac unit. So I just recently purchase my first rental property out of state. The tenant has moved in and the AC started having issue. The technician came out and had to r...

Hi All - So I have two rental houses in Houston. My property manager called yesterday and told me that two of my houses were under water. One had about 18" of water in it and the other had 48" in it. My insurance agen...

Hello BP,As I continue to learn about REI, I have struggled with the B, C, and War Zone concepts when it comes to neigborhoods.  Specificly Sacramento, Ca but also in general.  For the Sacramento investors what would ...

I'm 23 years old and currently living with my parents working odd jobs, have an associates degree (in liberal studies.. yay), 0 debt and perfect credit. I've always wanted to get involved in real estate and would like...

Would you purchase a property in Chicago with a non-conforming or illegal unit? What are your exit strategies if an issue comes up? What are the insurance or legal risks? Would you purchase the property valuing it wit...

I'm looking at picking up a 4 family, 12 BR, 4 BA as a first purchase. It seems the current owner, who inherited the property and seems to know less about valuation than this aspiring investor, has been operating at a...