I don't quite understand how people can many money of flipping houses fast. There is theReal estate agent commissions 6% + Seller concessions 1.5 % + closing cost 1%. There is at least 7.5 % cost to sell a house. Plea...

Soooo, I had a house visit yesterday and noticed something weird.

I went into the basement and the owner had the oil tank enclosed behind a sliding door. The home is no longer heat by oil. It's been updated to natur...

First of all, feel free to read over this, Its mostly me writing out loud.

I've got a duplex I'm looking at purchasing. The basement is being very nicely remodeled and will be finished next week. The upstairs...

Below is info on the deal.  Any advice would be appreciated.  Let me know if I missed anything.  Thanks!House cost is $125,000 - negotiate to $122,000 (4/2) 1626 sq ft.Taxes = $2,582rentometer states = average rent = ...

Okay so i just went to contract on two properties in the same neighborhood and these are my first real deals. Both are SFHs with need for substantial cosmetic rehab. I am planning to rehab and rent with the possibi...

I believe I can push the rents in my 1 BR units if I put some dollars into them. Currently have window units, no WD connections, no dishwasher, basically not updated. They stay rented due to the high dollar area the...

Need some advice on my current deal. We signed the contract a month ago with the property owner (x-husband). Turns out in the divorce papers from 10 years ago it says the x wife has to approve the agent and sales pric...

Hi all, I'm working on my first deal on a duplex in Kansas City, KS. Looking for advice on if this is a good deal. Asking price- $86,500Rents- $1325 for both (675 and 650 each side)Taxes- $121 a monthProperty manageme...

I have a home in Indianapolis Indiana and the Flood Insurance keeps going up year after year, in just two years it has gone up 300 dollars.  From  what I understand this is regulated by FEMA, does anyone know how to g...

There are countless stories and stereotypes about contractors failing deadlines, blowing out budgets, screwing clients, and being generally inept. Yet there are also many investors, small and giant, who have repeated ...