Hi there-I am in debt to credit cards. I have a low-paying job and at this point, no retirement. I am in my mid-50's, so I am a late bloomer to investing. I thought that claiming Chapter 7 would be a good idea, in ord...

This is a hypothetical question based on a decision I will likely need to make.  If you had to chose and approve one of these tenants, which one would it be?Assume both renters have the same amount of income, assets, ...

I am asked on my rentals if I take Section 8 tenants.  I never say no, I always say it depends on the financial numbers.  I have never had a Section 8 tenant apply.  What has been your experience with Section 8 tenant...

So many people are scared of what is going on in our economy because of what they are told by others. Yet, they really don’t understand what is making our economy tick. I recently received an ‘economic update’...

Dallas-Fort Worth apartments seeing boom in leasing

I hope I learned how to post this link.

I want to thank Jon Klaus, friend, and proud Texan for this article. G...

What's up y'all, as a young 20 year old I have a question. I'm currently going to school, working full time, and have a business going. I've saved up a decent amount of money and i'm starting to catch interest in real...

Here are my results after about $67K worth of direct mail cost in 2014.  It would be awesome is we could have everyone who has sent more than, say, 5,000 mail pieces, to post their REAL WORLD results as well.  Collect...

I've read news reports that say up to 20% of rent has gone unpaid in the last couple of months. I manage 350 units and all but one has paid (we extended grace far longer than normal but now we're in the process of evi...

Hi Everyone!
I am really happy to have found these forums. It's good to hear from others with the same interests and it's really interesting and informative and fun to read the newbie experiences and the experienced i...

Hello everyone,I'm new to the forum and have been doing a lot of research in buying rental properties. I currently live in the Philadelphia, but would like to invest in lower income areas such as Chester, Marcus Hook,...