A house I'm considering purchasing has a pest problem, and there are a lot of rodent droppings in the garage and attic. If I go through with purchasing it, I'm planning to hire a pest control company to get rid of the...

Over the past few weeks I have begun to get the sense that the San Francisco Bay Area market may be turning a corner. I have very little data to back up my feeling, and I am certainly not a market timing expert, so I ...

Hey all....

I'm just starting out. I'm basically just looking to get bigger pockets :)

Northern California based, I do not currently o...

There is a lot of hype around Vacation Rentals. It's true that they can generate higher cash flows compared to long term rentals, but there are many factors that I think people overlook when they haven't done a vacati...

Accepted an applicant and received a non-refundable Holding Interest Deposit for my rental. I asked if he would consider a two years lease and he said he would after he inspect the maintenance repairs. He did an inter...

My wife and I just did our first deal in Philadelphia PA and got our first rent check on June 15, 2017! Ive been on the forums since ~December of 2015. Prior to that, I never thought of real estate as a viable way of ...

With our old contractor, years ago, we'd walk through a property right before we placed the bid, so we could see if my calculations for the renovation were on spot. He'd give me ideas, show me ways we could avoid/...

Welcome to our question of the week! Based on last week's responses, we have a lot of lurkers that have not purchased their first property. Buying the first, or even second and third can feel pretty nerve wracking. So...