It's late at night in Atlanta.  The kid is sleeping.  The rhythmic sound of the clothes being tossed around in the dryer reminds me I need to finish packing.  As I mentally plan out my day tomorrow, though, there...

By the time I'm 40, I see myself managing 10+ rental properties. That's in about 8 years from now, and I think it's an easily attainable goal. The problem is that it's soooo sloooooowwwww. I've got two properties now,...

I have a rental house and the rent is due on the 5th of the month. I give a 5 day grace period after the 5th. Say that they pay on the 13 of the month. Do you charge your daily rate for them being late or do you let i...

After nearly a year we had our first friend request to use one of our cabins. He mentioned a few times he'd tell everyone he knew to help us get business. I replied each time with "thanks, but we don't need help. In f...

Hello, I'm a new investor.  I'm trying to establish an effective criteria in todays fast moving fluid market.  I'd like to get some experinced thoughts of buying and renting properties around university's.  Of course ...

Is it possible to own too many rental properties on same street or subdivision ?? I have five on the same street that I paid 86k ave. rent 950-1000 a month.Now some owners are calling about buying theirs..Thanks for a...

There's nothing like the feeling of getting that "slam-dunk" deal under contract. The perfect property at the right price, that checks all the boxes. This past week I felt I had such a scenario. After competing with 2...

I’m about to market for tenant buyers as part of a lease option strategy and need to be able to set them up with a good mortgage broker so we can see exactly how long it will take for them to qualify for a mortgage an...

When I started out, I had two main obstacles:1.  The internal obstacle of my belief that no one would take me seriously until I had closed at least one.  It took me a while to be able to tell people I was a real estat...

Any insights on economic development, population movement and jobs diversity for Mobile, AL will be much appreciated.
I have already used city-data for these markets, but the information is dated. Looking for current...