On Tuesday, I am having my newly accepted tenant sign a lease starting 10/1.  Since the lease won't begin until October, what should I expect as far as collecting first month's and security deposit.  We agreed to a 1....

Which is better? A fourplex for $350k or 3 duplexes for $110-$120k each? The fourplex is in a better location and would appreciate much more than the duplexes. The duplexes give me more doors and more cash flow. I cur...

Many of you may not know that the United States Military is only made up of 1% of America's population, with thousands of service members spread across the country and the world. For those who join it's a path to a ca...

As a FL Mortgage Broker who has been in the business since the 90s, I've seen almost everything.  I know for a fact that I'm a better negotiator than 95% of all realtors and investors, but when I buy property, I alway...

We evicted some problem tenants back in 2010 from a house we rent out. Well after a long eviction and court fees we received a Judgement of about $15,000.

The lawyer wanted 50% to try to collect the fees.

I wanted...

I am debating on setting up an LLC for holding my Wisconsin property.  I am Looking at getting my second property sometime in the near future.  I have read that Wisconsin has a watered down version of the Series LLC l...

I plan on selling my duplex in Burien, WA next summer. From the research I've done Seattle shows no signs of slowing down by then. But, I've got a nagging voice in the back of my head saying "don't get greedy, cash ou...

We are buy and hold investors primarily seeking cash flow that we live on. We typically buy SFR fixers and do some "forced appreciation". Our portfolio is still in the growth stage and we would like to acquire a few m...

Since December I've ran into a few problems while trying to invest. The biggest problem was me not wanting to invest in California because of our market. I'm now past that and very close to diving into my first purcha...

Hey all, wanted to share with you my house flipping strategy. I'm confident that this strategy is the future of flipping real estate. Buying houses to flip is costly and time consuming. Why buy when you can flip witho...