In the book How To Invest In Real Estate, the author claims that a property that doesn't meet the 1% rule will never be cashflow positive.Here is a proof against it. Buy a property for 500K cash, rent out for 2.5K, su...

Hello everyone,

Happy New Year to you all!

I am currently working overseas but have been watching a property in my neighborhood and waiting for it to come onto the market. The ARV is $60k, will rent for $800/mo, a...

I preapproved a borrower to put in an offer, but the listing agent denied the offer because it was from a big bank. There is a misconception that my bank won't finance a "flip" transaction. Our guidelines clearly st...

[punchline at the end] I have a legacy tenant that has been living in the building since purchase (7 years ago) and they recently killed their gas range with only one of 4 burners working.  When they notified me it wa...

I thought it would be nice to have a collecting point for day to day money/time savers for rentals. Some things I do or have seen on the forum so far:

Remove storm doors.
Advertise rentals on craigslist
Remove or lo...

As a Chicago landlord, I've noticed many local apartment listings that ask for a non-refundable move-in fee instead of a security deposit. I suspect this is partially due to Chicago's strict laws regarding security...

I am pretty new to real estate. Bought my first home in 2019, thankfully right before the mayhem that saw home values go to the moon. I am ready to move on from this home for various reasons. I expect to sell it for a...

I recently contacted a real estate agent and asked if she works with investors. She said "yes I can help you, let me know what you're looking for" But how do I let her know that I'm assigning contracts?  Any script I ...

What cities do you all consider the best long term investments? I've had my eyes on western suburbs of Detroit and suburbs of Dallas TX like Fort Worth. 

We have all seen and read opinions on what people just starting in real estate investing should do in terms of creating a LLC to own and operate each property.  Most of what I have read speaks to the opinions for youn...