So, in Ohio we are experiencing torrential rains - in 12 years I've lived in Lima, I've never seen rains like this...specifically in June!This pig is currently empty. There was a family of 3 in the house at a rent of ...

The purpose of this posting is to give you Birddogs (Property Locator sounds better) a little help in getting started in the birddog world. I just want to outline your responsibilities as a birddog and how to avoid pi...

What’s the easiest way to become a millionaire? Buy $1M in real estate and use other people’s money (“OPM”) to pay it off over the next 20 years.
Prior to November 2017, my real estate portfolio consisted of one dup...

Below is a chart of the interest rate on the 10 year going back to 1880.  As we all know the 10 year is a reasonable benchmark for mortgage rates.  In other words, or what matters to investors, the 10 year determines ...

I'm encountering a situation right now, which I will attempt to generalize in this post.  Looking to discuss the pros and cons, to ensure I am not overlooking anything on the financing side and understand the risks/be...

Previously, the Federal Reserve indicated it would raise the federal funds rate four times this year. On March 16th the Federal Open Market Committee said it expects to raise the federal funds rate six times this year...

Why have you not sold, refinanced, or 1031 exchanged your pricey RE for more cash flow? I did and went from $50,000 cash flow to my current $120,000 cash flow and in 2 months moving to $160,000 cash flow.  Would you h...

As an out of state investor, I was offered a property that is under management of Flex Realty Property Management in Toledo, OH. It is not a great deal but it is tempting enough for a Californian :). The seller is the...

Intro…Keeping with the spirit of @J Scott 's  “Diary of a New Construction Project” where we jumped into a HUGE project that we never really had done before, “Tear a house down and build a new one back”. This adventu...