There are plenty of opinions out there about staging a home to provide a higher sales price and/or faster sale.

Is this recommended for flips? It seems like the cost is fairly high to stage, thus eating into the f...

My tenant was notified in November 2022 that I would not be renewing their lease which was due to end in March 31, 2023. They just informed me now (March 2, 2023) that one of them is having open heart surgery (pre-pla...

Hi all,I just bought my first investment property last month, and I'm having trouble getting renters interested in the property.  It's a small 2BR/2BA, about 820 square feet, just outside of Denver, CO (in Wheat Ridge...

Out of State investor is being sued by the city of Chicago for $ 860,000 in fines. $ 7000/Day fines. This is pure harassment by the city of Chicago but it true. I have copied his entire email to me just as a cautionar...

Residential real estate investing has the potential to be very profitable. But how much do you need to invest in real estate and generate steady passive income?
Unfortunately, the perceived excessive costs involved ...

In 2016 my parents loaned me the down payment for a rental property ($150k toward a $600k duplex in a midsize East Coast city). There were no formal terms or expectations - it was just "here's the money, don't be dumb...

Hey guys! My name is Ben Morand and I’m a 20 year old college student at the University of Florida. Over the past several months I have taken all the action I feel I could’ve taken in terms of growing my real estate k...

Recently I had to end two of my long term relationships, as I realized that I was being taken for a ride.  You build relationships in real estate so you could create a win-win situation.  Established relationships hel...

Hi. I'm trying to compare some of the private deals mentioned here with public REITs.

Looking up the income statements for Equity Residential (trades as EQR) I find a line for cost-of-goods-sold. What is this for...

I’m a rookie investor investing long distance. I’m wondering if I’m being too conservative. When I underwrite a potential deal I include 10% for maintenance, 5% vacancy, and 10% for cap x. Is this to high? It seems li...