Hi all. I want to get a feel for how many on here actually make a decent living in real estate verses are just doing "OK". Obviously I realize we probably cover the spectrum from no real estate income all the way t...

Hi everyone,I am new to the site and so far I find it to be a gold mine.  I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about R.E. investment (primarily from the many books I've read) but in reality I have very little practi...

Hello,Current Situation: We got a new phone through Verizon just to take calls to track our marketing efforts. It currently cost around $31/mo with taxes, fees, etc. We are using the number for Zillow to track the cal...

RESCUING THE BAIL-OUT (a RE Professional Perspective)
An opposition to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
By Fred Ashley

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, or Bailout Plan is a law authorizing th...

My question is basically, " What is the best use of cash when purchasing real estate (to hold)?"My husband and I started investing in real estate about 15 years ago. We purchased four 4-plexes, managed them ourselves ...

I have the opportunity to potentially acquire a package of 5 SFRs. After calling my regional lender, I was told that now they limit mortgages to four instead of ten but they said if I put the properties on one cont...

Hi everyone,Is there anyone here who does most of the work solo,  was wondering how long does it take you guys to finish the repairs.  What strategies do you use to finish quicker?  Just wanted some input from those w...

Dear Fellow Investors,This is my first deal analysis, here are the details:- Class C, 12 unit, $500 per unit rent, all units rented out currently.- Property is owner managed and all expense records are not available, ...

I have a quick question, I am very curious about something.

if a loan falls through at the last minute does the loan broker normally have actual cash out of pocket. I am curious what their actual cash out would be o...

Hello,We have a difficult tenant whose lease we did not renew.  She was just trying to create trouble by filing complaint to Fair Housing for discrimination.  We got enough evidence for that.Now she took a property ma...