I'm considering making the leap from single family to multifamily, but I'm unclear on what the real advantages are to multi. I own 3 single family houses in a great town that is growing quickly. Recently, I read the M...

Having spent my whole life as a salaried employee, No financial risks of any sort, time had come for me and the wife to retire. So I thought of getting in where the action is, yes, Real Estate. Having no idea where an...

Live in California and planning on purchasing out of a state investment property in Cleveland Ohio and grow my portfolio from there. What financing approach would be best for acquiring multiple properties over long te...

How are most people funding deals right now. Are people looking to Hard Money, Private Money? If you want to keep the pipeline full of deals what are some really creative ways to get cash?

Hi Everyone,Columbus OH is one of the cities that I'm researching and interested in. Do you think that Columbus is a pre boom city or not? Here is an excerpt from one of the articles by @Tom Ott in regards to what is ...

Greetings! I'm looking for advice on how to evaluate the numbers on a mixed use investment property so I can make a strong, logical offer. So far I've only closed on traditional multi-family properties, and I've gotte...

Hi there, Every body knows you have to screen your new tenant.One of the points is to check the previous landlords of the tenant.What can you do if the tenant sold his house and wants to rent your house? Can you do an...

Hello all, i'm on track to buy my first rental here in the next 3 months, I could do it now but I'm really busy in the next 6 weeks and I don't want to rush it.  Anyways, does anyone look at long term buy and hold fro...

I'm trying something different with one of my tenants. He's been low-maintenance but has fallen behind on his December and January rent due to some personal issues. He got his December rent current (albeit 40 days) an...

Hello all, This would be my first investment property and I need to be very careful about not making bad mistakes. I'm an our-of state guy out in NY. It's a duplex in Bell Fork / Hawkside area of Jacksonville, NC, 285...