I think most successful investors will tell you that having a concrete plan on paper before you start investing is absolutely critical. I've been doing research for several months now and have formulated a plan that I...

I am looking to buy my first property within the next few months but I've heard several real estate investors say that it's a terrible time to buy because of peak prices.  That I should wait at least until after the e...

The last month we have been running across a large number of foriegn investors at Sheriff sales, Homepath and Hubzu property visits. (more than "normal"). We just used to see them alot at bulk sales but now more in...

Applied for a heloc today to start getting into my 1st investment property. The one I am looking at shows a CoC return of 35.75%. Its been on the market for 2 years, not sure why. I'm looking at it in a few days. The ...

Minneapolis is proposing to not allow landlords to use credit score as a factor for screening tenants.  Evictions older than 3 years and felonies over 5 years cannot be used to disqualify candidates either.  I'm a new...

So grateful to have found this site and community! I have been reading and watching and listening to as much as I possibly can, and I'm just looking for advice on strategies for a newbie. Some background: I'm from LA....

I invested in a property in property in San Diego in 2015, whose numbers were indicating it was going to be cashflow negative by a couple hundred dollars per month. I was a little surprised at the near universal advic...

I found a property, 1.75 acres, it has a log cabin based house built in 1848, and a 1993 mobile home. The 63 yo owner lives in the mobile. Her now deceased parents used to live in the log cabin house. The mobile is d...

I am looking for some advice from anyone who has invested in the Madison market. I have lived here for about 7 years and notice that prices for 2+ units are high and very hard to find deals where the numbers make sens...

My city is planning to pass along some STR regulations. I asked some questions about the verbiage and they didn’t know the answer quite yet.  I know every city is different but I’m curious what other people are seeing...