To make a long story short . . . .I bought a house 2 months ago, I just had the sewer line video scoped. There is a break in it, with tree roots inside.It has become apparent the previous owner knew about it and did n...

Hi! I'm in Chicago and in the process of closing my first property where I'm inheriting tenants that haven't paid in a while. The situation: 7-unit building where the top two units are family and are both not paying r...

I'm about to buy a property that is a short sale. My question is that I'm still debating whether or not to buy and hold or to flip the home. I already have the math figured out on both ideas, but my question is...

Hey everyone was wondering if anyone has every tried mailing hand written letters as an elevator pitch to potential private investors. I'm from a small town where everyone knows everyone, I work for the local sheri...

I'm looking into purchasing a Tax Deed(s) in metro Atlanta, Georgia.  Tuesday I'll go to bid on a couple of them.  My questions are:- When a property is in pre-foreclosure, would you expect the bank to redeem?  Early ...

Im the type of guy who likes to understand both sides of an argument. I recently have been talking to different brokers here in Maryland and I get what seems to be the same statement."We don't allow our agents to perf...

Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn

"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin

As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...

Need some advice, please.We have a lot of Hispanic families in my rental neighborhood, but they rarely apply for our units (not sure why, except some Craigslist ads do advertise that they speak Spanish), so I don't ha...

Hi there,I have a tenant with two pitbulls.  The tenant was in the building when I bought it (I've owned the building for 2 months) and he claims to have an insurance policy covering them.My insurance company is sayin...

Seattle has decided you don't control your destiny or your property

1. you don't have a choice in who you can accept for your rental . . . . 

WA Supreme Court approves Seattle law requiring landlords to accept f...