Okay, I have put in the sacrifice of counseling addictions treatment for over a decade and honestly am not fond of subjecting to this slavery any longer.  Tired of working for a boss who may have other agendas. I have...

Hello everyone,

I was wondering what most of you real estate investors would consider the "ideal" number of properties to be able to quit your job and live comfortably without having the NEED to pick up another prope...

Since I am about to make an offer on my first property, I was wanting to know if it seems way out of line.

The lisitng agent stated that the property had a NOI of $19,500 with a asking price of $249,000 for a CAP ra...

Hey guys!
Do you use the county assessor's statement or the property insurance's replacement cost as your COST BASIS for the building/structure of your property?
According to property assessor, the cost basis of the s...

Here's a some lengthy, but very interesting and well researched paper on the economy in general. Focused on consumers overall, but a lot of material about housing. If the author is right, we've not seen anything yet...

Hi BP!  Quick and easy question for all the new or soon to be new landlords out there.  What's your biggest fear of becoming a landlord?I am here in Chicago and have had pretty good luck so far with decent tenants, ho...

I finished a remodel for a lady in texas.  At the end of the job she refused to pay the final bill stating, "i am disputing the bill so I do not have to pay all of this".  She then began to claim items that were not p...

I’m trying to decide if it’s better for me to buy something out of state and rent it out or is it better to buy a place for me to live in. I live in California and the rent goes up $100/a year for my 2 bedroom apartme...

Out of state rental property investment advice needed. Can't find any rental property that makes sense on paper in my local surrounding. *How do you guys manage out of state property*Best rental property management co...

Spent an entire day in Charlotte this past Monday looking for apartment complexes to acquire (150-300 units). Brandon Abbott and I toured/shopped 11 true off-market, non-brokered properties in the morning. Then we met...