Something occurred to me today as my neighbor just sold his home for 200k more than he paid for it 18 months ago... beware of the cashout refinance.  It is different this time.  It always is.  It is hard to recognize ...

This is me and my husbands first out to market rental, potential tenant inquires if we allow pit bulls.  We have another tenant that we inherited at purchase of property that has a pit bull and poodle.  Property is a ...

Hows everyone doing? Just wondering how most of y'all pay contractors. I got a few bids from contractors I've never used before so I'm thinking about not paying them until job is complete cause I know sometimes the...

What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A Cautionary Tale for Newbies and Not-So-NewbiesThis post is intended to share some observations gained from more than a decade as a real estate investor, and to offer some words of cauti...

Hello everyone!I need advice, would you buy a condo and rent it out? My numbers are good as far as ROI. However do condos also have equity that rise like a single family home?

Hello BP-We are currently under contract to buy a house, and I received an e mail Friday that appeared to come from my realtor stating that the Title Company needed me to wire funds that day to make sure the closing w...

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Hi all,  New investor, have spent a few mos doing my research. There's a few concerns regarding Turnkey Providers (+ any investing in the common markets) that I have.  This might be slightly rambling and maybe i'm cyn...

Hi everyone, I live in California and have been meeting a lot of investors who prefer to invest out of state due to California being so expensive as well as the aggressive tenant protection laws we have here. I have h...

How do I check the credibility of a lender? What are the requirements? What are the red flags?