I live in northern new jersey where most work in nyc (like myself) and deal with insane taxes. I currently live in a townhome community which is nice. i have some cash from stocks that i wanted to use to buy a place a...

Hello, When you are a property manager that has to have third-party contractors, what do you do to have them make you a priority? Contractors are notoriously busy, and when you have a limited amount of time to turn a ...

The good: This property is owned by an elderly woman who is in the hospital; her two daughters manage it, but they live out of town. They don't seem to know a lot about marketing their property; it is not listed for s...

Hello All, longtime reader first time poster ha ha.....My question is this, does the 1 or 2% rule apply here in the Seattle area? I dont see how it could, please read on.     So this past spring I had an epiphany and ...

Hello everyone,  I am looking to jump into the real estate game and would like some guidance.  I am a 24yo that works full time as fireman and just recently got married.   When I married, I moved in with my wife and r...

Would like some perspective.  Not all of us are at the same point in our investment career or hitting our number, so realize there are many “right” answers.
We are starting to plane down in our investments.  Looking ...

When i started investing 14 years ago while living overseas, here is what I imagined in my head. A PM will collect rent, have periodic friendly interactions with my tenants, handle maintenance issues the same way they...

So, I'm currently renting, and this weekend the water pipes froze and burst, after getting it  checked out, the problem is the property owner's responsibility, and it will require digging up the yard, and thousands of...

Hi all. I have been doing some research into MF properties and have had some extremely informative conversations with some lenders and agents (Thank you Rick, Jonathan, and Jake). I’m interested in learning more about...

Hey BP. I’ve had this triplex in escrow for about 4 weeks now. Walk through was good. Inspection report was good, and I was present for it. No major stuff of the property. Everything seems to be running smooth. Only t...