Hi - I would really appreciate some advice regarding hiring a property manager. For context, I am a first-time / would-be investor (based in Southern California) interested in purchasing a handful of SFR's in South Ge...

If you are truly a passive investor, I'd love to know what you wished you'd known before you'd started.  I don't know what I don't know right, and I'd really appreciate the feedback, both for me as an investor who is ...

Hey everyone! I have a strange situation and am curious what everyone’s thoughts are. I had a cold water line pex fitting fail in the wall at my duplex. Water came in through the cabinets for 10-15 minutes and it dest...

I recently read an article in a business journal regarding investing in real estate through crowdfunding.  Has anyone on this forum had experience dealing with Fundrise, RealCrowd or Crowdstreet?  Anyone care to discu...

I am trying to rent out my condo. Zillow gives a monthly rent estimate of $2,200. Rentometer estimates an average of $3,500 and a range of $3,000-$4,000. Apartments.com estimates $3,500. BiggerPockets estimates $2,500...

Do any investors in the Austin area invest primarily out of state? Finding deals in Austin seems to be extremely difficult and even though I know of people that have success in DFW and SA I'm still interesting in disc...

So I got a colleague request with the following message:"Hi Ken!I am a Cleveland investor living in Los Angeles who is trying to gauge interest with people about organizing a Socal/Cleveland investor meet up.I am reac...

I've been evaluating my first potential deal for about a week now.  Owner-occ FHA 4plex.  Pretty good location, steady tenants, etc.  I run it through the BP rental calculator..it cash flows $28.  Not enough to retire...

Am I high?

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Did a United States Congressman really just express concerns that an island will tip over and capsize? Really? Seriously?

Eddie, d...