Hi everyone,First time poster here. I work as an attorney (in a field unrelated to real estate, unfortunately) and plan to purchase property in the coming months with two long-time friends, one who manages his parents...

I have just had two applicants that one does not meet my criteria, and the second does but the situation sounds very fishy and suspicious.  They have both used my Apartments.com listing to submit an application for th...

I just heard on the podcast today that Illinois definitely isn't.Are there any others to avoid?This is going to be our first investment property so we're trying to make it as stress-free as possible.

All,I have a property under contract that needs to be completely gutted.  The estimated cost to repair this 4-Unit is $120,000.The purchase price is $16,000.00.  They are all 1 BRs in a C area.  Monthly rents for the ...

If you're able to buy a deal where you have instant equity because you bought the property for less than what the appraisal came back at (and I'm talking like $10,000-15,000) how do lenders handle this...  Do you get ...

Hey everyone.  I am looking for some CPA, legal, or experienced advice on business write offs when investing out of state.  I am currently looking at out of state investing and would like to parlay that opportunity to...

Will Granite countertops bring anymore money to the table? Does it create the "it" factor in a flip house? Does it help the sale? The house was built in 2006and is just shy of 2000 sqft. Completely fix and re-texture ...

Tenant, moved in, paid first month rent, paid second month, paid some of third, then stopped paying for two months. At the time I was still using a property manager and he kept saying he was going to work it out and...

I've been having a discussion with some friends on FaceBook about when rent is late. I use Cozy for rent collection for my Maryland property. My tenant didn't start the Cozy transfer until today, October 1st. My FB fr...

I'd like to tap the collective wisdom of the forum.I've made two business decisions that don't sit well with two friends who want to refer business to me.  They won't refer unless I change these two practices.  Here t...