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First of all -- I apologize if this is in the wrong section.
I recently purchased a house, hoping to rent out the rooms for a while, to kill two birds with one stone -- start on the path to being a RE investo...
Without being to terrible cynical here, I understand the demographic of what a renter is. Of course there are wonderful renters out there, and there are terrible renters out there too. The middle course or group, I th...
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Hi,I'm looking to get an understanding of some of the locations in LA County and Ventura county. Are there any areas that you would recommend staying away from, and why?I am interested in the following, and plan to dr...
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Good grief, I'm getting freaky good at this for an "average" guy.
You know my theory - that modern liberalism has heavy roots to the eug...
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Didn't see that anyone posted this yet. But I just came across this horrific landlord nightmare story on CNN.com. Where the Nanny stopped doing her job the second she moved in and now refuses to leave and the own...
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Hey there!All our policies (personal residence, auto and our rentals) are with Liberty Mutual.We filed a water damage claim at our residence after the flood in our 2 bedroom 1250 sq ft house 1.5 weeks ago, and it's be...
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I am doing the analysis on this property as a next flip. Its a great house, the plan would be to purchase it for 60k, ARV would be 120 - 130k, it has a pool in decent shape, finished walkout basement with ceramic til...
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Especially you Rochester NY investors. I've been in this area lots of times. I assume most of you have, too. Granted this happened at 7pm, but I don't like the idea of investing in areas where you'll get shot in th...
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I've been contemplating getting my RE license for quite a while as there are many opinions on the books and blogs I've read that highlight specific advantages of being licensed, especially if I want to acquire more in...
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My mom passed away tragically and unexpectedly in April 2017. She has a home in Riverside, CA worth approx 510k and approx 330k is still owed on the mortgage. My 2 Brothers have been living there since she passe...