Actually started this venture about 3 years ago.  I might get some activities out of time sequence.  Sit back and grab some popcorn.I will chop this up into smaller segments, so each one isn't too long of a read and h...

So here's the 500.00 question, Michigan seems to have some serious issues right now. You can buy a 1400 square foot home in the murder capital of the world for right around 1000.00Has anyone done this and made money? ...

Ok, so I understand that everyone's situation, property, location is different and thus I'm stressing that this was just my own personal experience and I'm over it - after only 2 weeks ;-)Beginning of the year I decid...

I’ve been doing a lot of research lately and I wanted to share with you guys what I have found about the correlation between unemployment, delinquencies and housing prices. During the 2008 housing crisis the housing ...

I've sadly come to the conclusion that our country is done, over, kaput! I finally came to this conclusion over the weekend as we were circulating petitions to put a Constitutional Amendment on the November ballot in...

Alright, so I've done some research into Whole Life Insurance and I think it has some awesome benefits. In my research though it seems to be pretty equal between the people who strongly advise against it and for it. O...

The title is supposed to read an appraisal/appraiser.Hey everybody, have you ever bought a property, ran the numbers, and figured out what your cash on cash return should be, or what your profit should be on a flip?  ...

I sometimes have to give tenants, what I call an "attitude adjustment".Below is an email that I sent to a tenant.  In her email, she talked about invoicing me for when she had to talk to the utility company.  I sent t...

I'm in the process of finding new tenants for one of our houses, and I've pretty much got it narrowed down to this single mom and her 3 kids.  But, there's just one thing bothering me, and I wanted to reach out to you...

Criminal record? For years, landlords have been able to automatically disqualify any tenant with a criminal record - as they were not a protected class under Fair Housing Laws. Recent recommendations from HUD are call...