I always knew it is just a matter of time until I would have to deal with the worst case plumbing issue - a broken sewer lateral under a rental property. So, I was mentally prepared for the big bill, but it still was ...

Oftentimes a subject of some debate is the reality of what is a renovation or “rehab” loan. Simply put, a rehab loan is a specialty loan program that allows the borrower to purchase a run-down home and to finance an a...

I will start driving around an hour after work a few times a week looking for "ugly" houses in my town. I'm not really sure what I'm looking for, or what neighborhoods I should be looking in. The first time I drove ar...

I never heard of wholesaling before I started reading this forum a few weeks ago.

Please make this simple for me because I don't understand the intense real-estate jargon!

So a wholesaler is an unlicensed "middlem...

got in touch with seller via cold call.  He knew I was whole sailing right away. At first I had a oh no feeling especially after he said his price witch was 40k away from being good. Then using some tactics learned fr...

Hi guys. I haven’t been around much lately. Got other things going on right now. Thought I would share a story that may be able to help one of you.

June 2012 I had a 1/1 apartment vacant for rent. It was one ...

Hey, everyone. I guess "new" is subjective because I've been reading this site forever. But after meeting Joshua Dorkin last fall at a conference I finally got around to signing up. (Sorry it took so long!)

My real e...

Hi Everyone,

So I have a question. I'm new at this. Just had my first tenants move into a property on Nov 1.

They seem like very nice people up to this point.

So here is my question.

Since they have moved in:

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hello BPI am considering purchasing a property that is currently a rental.  Not sure how the lease is written up between existing Tennant and LL.  But I know they are behind on rent.If I buy the property what are my o...

I'm looking for your comments about weather to buy into a community (12 houses or 30 homes) that are part of a HOA community.  In talking to several property owners there appears to be a lot of bickering about many de...