Found a home going up for auction. Property company says requires 5% fee plus credit card hold of 2500 for bidder. Is this normal. I am newbie so assuming the bid is taken how do I ensure home has a good title etc?...

I’m new and I’m frustrated. I searched CL and found some nice vacant properties but when I called the seller, it was some guy that made some kind of arrangements with the city! They weren’t the owner yet officially. F...

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I am curious to gather collective thoughts and opinions on IRA and 401k investing. Some people believe they should continue due to company matching as well as invest in IRA for tax s...

I have new tenants in a SFR. They had repairs done without my knowledge or consent. Had I consented, I would have the repair company send me the bill. I will NOT allow tenants to have repairs done and then deduct that...

Hi allSome context:We have 1 LTR in Denver now, and reside there.  We do NOT have a separate LLC for it.  Taxes/Expense:   flow through our personal taxes.Questions:a. We are about to buy properties in OH.  Should we ...

I'm young and trying to learn as much about real estate property rental investing as possible. Like a lot of first time investors, I'm looking to break in through multi-family properties. I reached out to my grandpa (...

I am working on becoming an agent and have been told about the Stringham classes. I'm also seeing a lot of ads for Keller Williams training new agents. Anyone have any input on them or another good brokerage I should ...

We may called New Investor, haven't experienced court filing and all that procedure. First eviction filing on our own without success because we took the payment before the court which is no..no, okay we learn that wo...

Hey BP, Background: I'm trying to help my dad improve operations on his 8 unit appt complex in the West Adams area of Los Angeles, CA. He currently has 6 of 8 tenants on month to month (2 newest including one that mov...

Our tenants pay rent with cash.  Some send money orders, some deposit cash in our account, but a majority used PayNearMe to pay at family dollar locations.  Now the Family Dollar in our area will no longer accept PayN...