I get asked this question daily, and now with the help of ScreenTime on my iPhone I have an (almost) perfect answer. In the past 7 days I’ve spent exactly 3 hours on my 5 properties via the apps on my phone. This was ...

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I just found out the lady across the street has a son who is a registered sex offender living with her. The current tenants haven't said anything but I am wondering what I will be up against when the tenants leave? ...

Does anyone have a postcard that they have tracked and noted that the response rate is better than the others.On most every yellow letter website it is just the same old same old.   How are you supposed to build a bra...

I'm planning to go to an auction soon for a Trustee Sale.  I'm confused by what I'm bidding on though.  The Public Notice says " You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself".  I've run a title search and...

Have a nice day,I'm new to the real investment thing, I'm from Colombia, south America, I already read the beginers book that is really interesting an attent to some webminars, the problem is tha here in my country I ...

Hi,This is my first post here and please be easy on me.One of my friend need money for his business activity and none of the professional bankers won't lend him money due to his tax filing situation, loan to debt rati...

I've been buying the 9 year water heaters lately from Home Depot and have been thinking about purchasing the 12 year heaters from now on but is there really that much of a difference between a 6 year and a 12 year oth...

So I'm THIS close to finally closing a deal!  Pretty excited to dive in and get going!That being said, as I get closer I'm starting to think more about whether I should use a property management company or not.Does an...

Hi all, I reside in Bay Area, CA with a full time job in tech and been 2 months since I started reading and breathing BP podcasts/books on real estate. I did some research on out of state markets and some practice dea...