Hello all,Yesterday I installed my first Wifi enabled thermostat and I'm in love. Basically, Home Depot was offering 30% off of their thermostats, and my local utility (Austin Energy) offers an $85 rebate on thermosta...

Hi Everyone , 
I was thinking about becoming an appraiser here in California. But after doing some research, it looks like I need to do 2k hours of training. But I would need to work under someone which I have no pro...

I've used Dropbox for years but am close to hitting my limit of free space so I'm considering switching to Google Drive. I was wondering if anyone has had experience with both and their thoughts on making the change. ...

I've been a real estate investor for 9 years, I started out on the legal and lending sides of things, did one flip and several spec homes, finally settling in the fix and rent sort of buy & hold strategy about 5 y...

I have a newbie question and it's about my own place on the ground floor of a three family building I own, built in 1890 in urban Northeast USA.The space has a good sized pantry off a large kitchen.   At the time the ...

What does everyone think about the talked about upcoming economic collapse?Lets say it does happen, how should one take advantage of the market/ foreclosures?Can someone who took advantage of the last collapse in 07-0...

I want to put together a booklet for future flips specifying exactly what I want in certain rooms, to really systematize things for contractors/installers. However, I tend to hesitate to call my own selections or prov...

I've never done a flip before. Some things are obvious, like baseboards, drywall, and cabinets have to be done before painting. Does flooring have to be done before painting? I assume everyone can work at the same tim...

SO I received a call tonight from my tenants and they said that their kids were playing in their room and all of sudden the window gets shot by a bb gun. When the tenants confronted the neighbor about it he denied it ...

I have 3 rental properties and trying to figure out which one I should pay off first. I want to accelerate the pay off and put any extra amount all towards one. Trying to figure out which makes the most sense. Can...