Hello Everyone,I am currently the owner of two single family rental homes in the college town of Davis, California, few miles east of the San Francisco Bay Area.  I have managed every aspect of the rentals from findin...

A well reviewed roofing contractor wants a 40% prepayment on an 8K roof job. They have great reviews online. I dealt with a plumbing company for a plumbing retrofit once and they had a similar request, which I obliged...

Question: How do you deal with a contractor who balks at doing repairs that an inspector says are "safety issues" and is weeks behind in the rehab? It would be real easy to be hard nosed, but he is also working on ano...

A Seller who is a family member is offering that instead of going to closing with a title company to just process the deed at our city hall since he has done this once before. Since this is our first closing as a comp...

I met an investor this evening that is looking to close out a group brought together for the purchase of a preforeclosure commercial property in McAllen, Texas. I know this gentlemen to be someone I would love to work...

I have a seller who is going through foreclosure and seeking to sell his home. He needs the full amount now. He currently has a tenant in place who is willing to either continue the lease or purchase the home under a ...

So here is a bit of my story to help explain my thinking.  I received my master's degree in May, 2014.  Along with that came student loan debt...awesome!  I have a good job, but student loan payments really take up a ...

I've done one 1031 exchange about 20 years ago and used an intermediary. The whole process was completed within about 40 days including identification and closing.  That's the very limited extent of my knowledge.What ...

To answer this question, I think my age (62) should be taken into account, as the benefits might not be as great for someone my age.I own half a house with another investor. I have the opportunity to buy him out. We'v...

Is having a mentor necessary to have success in real estate investing early on? It seems like every guru I’ve listened to suggests it. What are your thoughts?