My own personal residence has wallpaper that's been painted over in the master bathroom.  It's pretty glossy and water resistant.  We've been there for 10 years and there's no sign of peeling yet.  If I try to peel a ...

I've had a rough time finding "great" deals in my area (Corvallis/Salem OR) - but I have found one that is at least on the boards of reasonable. I'm not in a rush, but I had some basic questions. Feel free to get in t...

Considering a potential tenant for renting SFR 3/1. Only problem is they have 5 pets (2 dogs under 40lbs and one small ~13lbs plus two cats). The property has a huge fenced in backyard and that could be big draw for t...

I am looking to buy my first property and I found one that I am interested in.  I'll have to owner occupy this property and house hack in order to get the financing I need to get my feet wet.When I run the numbers ful...

So I finally put together a plan that I am going to go with since I am in education mode. Tell me what you think. Thanks!

December: Read every book I can get my hands on about real estate(mostly about the bas...

Hello everyone! I am new to the forum and real estate! We are in the process of purchasing our first single family townhouse (3 bed, 1.5 bath, 1,470 sq ft) which we are going to rent for $1,200 a month. I am trying to...

Just settled a could have been litigation and I thought this will be a good thread to start about the lessons learned as a landlord. The lessons I have learned from this are:

1. Never rent to a person who filed for b...

I'm a new member looking to learn and get advice and learn as much as I can. I am located in Austin Texas. The market here is crazy making it really hard to find a property the works to buy. I'm not opposed to buying ...

About to close on our first deal. It's a 2 bedroom 2 bath 895 sq ft condo. We want to maximize occupancy. If we furnish the condo it would give us the option to Airbnb it between leases. What are cons to leasing a fur...

When I got my first couple rental homes I set up a time to meet them over at the property.  Not only did it take so much time but I would get so pissed when I had no shows.  I could even call them while I was at the p...