I’m not handy but I love a challenge. Yesterday I built a dresser. Today I built a bookshelf and a desk from big lots and suddenly got the confidence to fix and flip a completely torn down house. Now ...

So, I was listening to the BP podcast and the subject of how to do background checks on your renters came up. I was wondering, how exactly would or should you turn down a tenant that has bad rental history so to avoid...

Hello! I'm new to REI and have decided I want to invest OOS for cash flow rentals.  I have only lived in the Bay Area my entire life so have very little knowledge of other markets. I've been doing research for awhile ...

I recently had an owner of a duplex approach me (because I own a rental property in the neighborhood) to see if I wanted to purchase his property.  The asking price (without agents) is $385k.  Each unit of the duplex ...

Hey guys!I'm trying to find the best strategy as a new investor. What are your thoughts on post card mailouts for preforeclosures? Hows the response rate of landing a home owner willing to work with you? Also, do you ...

So what is everyone doing to find deals. I will share the things I do- as I do them, maybe others will as well.
So today, I sent out 350 emails to agents in texas asking if they know of any parks for sale in their ar...

Hey all,I have to warn you all, this is a pretty long post and just wanted a disclaimer at the beginning for those not willing to read my ramblings. I'm primarily making this post to help solidify some concepts I've l...

Hello,
I live and work in Germany. I bought an apartment last year to live in and now I caught a bug to buy another property for rental income. Now I’m trying to decide where to invest...

The German market seems to h...

We have a rental opening up Nov 1, and have one applicant with a credit score of 790 offering to pay the full years rent up front. Red flag?Thank You

I have a client who recently completed a 3-year lease. They switched to month-to-month. I was planning on booting them out for a number of reasons but they offered to prepay for the year in advance. Since cash is king...