Question. This is my first rental. I've rehabbed and installed a new central AC. It is having trouble keeping up with the gulf coast heat. I had it checked out and it is operating normally. I added attic insulation bu...

It's been five months or so since I've joined this website and have been relatively absent from the forums, not because I decided REI wasn't for me, but rather because I have been busy doing deals! To set the stage, h...

Will you rent your house for short term rental arbitrage?What to watch out for?What you think will cause more ware and tear on your house. Short term rental or renting it to a family long term?

It seems that purchasing property in all cash would have the best outcome for investments. The owner would not have a mortgage. The owner would have to pay property taxes. Buying with all cash gives the owner the opti...

Hey All - Super n00b here.
We remodeled our basement and added a kitchen. There was plumbing and electrical that was added. There was also a washer and dryer added upstairs. We then added a wall to close off the wat...

I'm 40 and have 0 debt. Own my home and a LTR outright. The LTR is about $180k and my home is about $500k. I've been an entrepreneur my whole life. I've done well on some long term bitcoin investments. I'm getting old...

So does anyone negotiate with bids they received from general contractors on rehabs?

If so how do you usually go about that?

I put together a detailed scope of work and a bid document for the contractors. They the...

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Yep, this is what I did today. Had a water leak coming in on top of the window, where a shingle was broke. So rather than spend 2 hours repairing it in the rain, I just...

We have a young single woman who is a tenant in one of our properties who moved in fall 2012. She's a nice tenant and responsible. There was an incident a few nights ago when a big fight broke out on the street in fro...

Howdy everyone,I'm new to the forum and just beginning my journey into buying delinquent back tax parcels as well as some tax liens in several counties in Arizona.  I've done a lot of research here and in other places...