who is thinking along these lines: if you are looking at properties 4 hours away you might as well expand your horizons to the entire continental US. Seriously. You can get to anywhere in the South or the Midwest fo...

I rented to a guy in Feb.  All of his references checked, had a good local job, was divorced but getting remarried, plus he was a nice guy.  I have three things I emphasize...Rent is due on the first, no pets, no smok...

Hi! First post ever! I am a new RE investor; I would appreciate your help.
I have had a Capital One secure credit card for many years now with a limit of $500 (I have try to convert it to a normal Credit Card but cap...

Huge Fan of Tim Ferris and the 4 hour work week and some of his stuff is what got me interested in real estate investment. My question is mostly about the prospect of so-called "passive income", basically earning posi...

So my next big step is getting pre approved for a loan and buying my first property to rent. What should I look forward to in the next week so based on what you have learned if youbdont mind me asking. Thank you

We all know that most Hard Money lenders will require 10-30% down payment on a deal just so you have some "skin in the game". But do find that private lenders are different?I have used a private lender that has not re...

I live in Orange County, California and am looking to begin investing out of state. I'm trying to stay away from the "HOT" areas. Any suggestions as to how to research various out of state markets? Demographics, job t...

Hi, I have a situation with a difficult tenant. They haven't been up-to-date with paying rent on time. They've paid eventually but it seems to be getting worse. I don't want them to slip into me chasing them for rent...

I am going to be painting on the exterior side of several dozen windows.The wall is made of stucco concrete blocks, and the window is recessed about 4" into the wall.  It is this recess I need to paint.The window is w...

So I was curious what every one did after you successfully get someone evicted or do cash for keys or whatever. But if a tenant still owes you let’s say $5000 in between back rent and/or some damage to unit. Does anyo...