So I've only just started my REI journey myself, but I've gotten  reacquainted with an "uncle" (family friend) that has dabbelled on/off with real estate over many years. He came to visit us this past week, we got to ...

I must admit that I struggle with bookkeeping . I always say that I'll do better on the next project or next year. This drives my husband nuts. One of my 2015 goals is to improve in this area. My strategy is to tackle...

We started buying and renovating income producing buy and hold/wholesale properties as well as flips back in 2000.  After doing over 3,000 doors as a team, there are so many things that need to be taken into considera...

I'm in the process of joining the business with my family. I'm new to all this real estate investing and management, but I figure it's pretty common sense and takes some creativity. Anyhoo, 2 major things that stand o...

Hi Everyone,Is anyone familiar with any mobile home parks in the Indianapolis area that allow investors to purchase a mobile home within the park, and then lease to own it to a tenant once any improvements have been m...

i am clearly out of my league when it comes to knowing the true value of a good find, as well as I don't even know what to look for. I was wondering if it may be a good idea for my first few properties to be birddogg...

I am in the process of developing my personal system for making wholesale purchase offers.  I am curious if anyone has an letter of intent or an offer letter that they would be willing to share with me?  Thank you in ...

I dove into the IRS code today, and I think I have an airtight argument that the de minimis rule applies not only to personal property like refrigerators and computers, but also to materials and supplies used in impro...

My tenants phone has been working fine until the first month he took residence. Since then he has been consistently late by a few weeks for the rent.  Now I call it and it goes right to vm. I went to the house to tell...

What is a good rule of thumb or a % to generally use? I've been trying to get estimates online but it always leads to me an actual insurance website trying to give me a formal quote with me adding specific details of ...