I have a property management company which I am trying to grow.  I started out 6 years ago as a real estate investor so I understand the philosophy of minimizing all costs to maximize your ROI.  The question though is...

A new colleague of mine here on BP has asked me some questions via PM and I thought it was best to present his questions and my answers in the public forum for all to benefit from. This will also give him and others t...

Hi everybody and thanks for the great place to learn REI.

I have a 4-plex that is almost renovated and I'll be turning it over to a PM real soon. I had the idea to get a satellite TV account and connect 4 receivers ...

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I'm new to these forums. A few months ago, I read Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad. After that, I bought and read a lot of the other books in the Rich Dad series. I then began reading real estate books from oth...

http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/107508/4-signs-your-home-is-about-to-lose-value.html

Besides the fact that this article fortells a boom in REO inventory, it gives intereting...

I just bought my first duplex and I am going to live in the upper unit to house hack. Need to get a few things fixed before I rent it out. Most serious is really slow running drains in the upper unit. If I run the wat...

Sally and Johnny are both the sole owners and employees of a pair of unrelated S corps in the same city. They don't know each other, but Sally and Johnny make and sell widgets. They both also W2 themselves $50k/yr, wh...

So I just got approved for $150k SBA EIDL under my design biz (not real estate related biz).  Terms are 3.75% interest rate w/ 30yrs to pay.  $731/mo (P/I)..  First payment does not start until after 12mos from disbur...

Hi; I'm a new investor who had the privilege of pitching my plan to a panel of experienced members at my local REIA club. They told me lease option deals weren't popular in California because you run into problems wit...

Here in southern California with its miles and miles of coastline, amusement parks, recreation, sporting events, cultural offerings, etc. and year round perfect weather, there's a big demand for vacation rentals. ...