This is going to be long, hope it makes sense. 9.5 years ago 6 investors got together and purchased a 42 door condo complex. 3m cash was put it and a 3m loan was taken out. Rents have paid down the loan and it will be...

I can't count how many times I have heard that:$-credit doesn't matter, it's the deal$-no one checks your credit in this game$-It's so easy to find lenders no matter your credit history$-Hard money lenders care about ...

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My name is Dallas Jacobsen. I'm an Engineer, and only became a landlord by the lucky move of not selling when we bought a new primary residence. Out rental is in Lynnwood WA (suburb of Seattle) so the house val...

Hi BP,It's always nice when you get to click "Real Estate Success Stories" as your Forum Category:)I would just like to share with the community that I am now an owner of 2 properties, because I just closed my 2nd dea...

My wife's employer offers what seems a good retirement plant. If she contributes to her 401k/Roth IRA 3% of her basic salary, the employer will contribute the same 3%, plus an additional 1% of her basic pay. For examp...

When screening tenants, in addition to running a credit report, checking landlord references, and checking bad tenant databases I also try to check the applicant's social media accounts. Some people have their account...

I have a unit in a tri-plex that is available to rent. I had a tenant call to see the property. Everything seemed good, they looked good and showed up on time to the showing. The only problem is when I sent them over ...

I am having Solar City come out next week to assess whether my primary home and 2 rentals are good candidates for solar panels.  Their schtick is that they pay for the system (so no out of pocket to me), and I pay low...