im trying really hard to get the ball rolling with my real estate investing passion. the problem is I only really have about 12k to work with.i am having a hard time knowing if deals are "good" or not because im not s...

Hi All, I'm looking to buy my first property in Indianapolis, it's a duplex. Being in California I need to find a property management company. Please send me any recommendations you have. Thanks for your input, I real...

I inherited tenants at a duplex I bought in February.  Both units had low income racial minority families with school-aged children. (Race is relevant because I'm white, and there's a well-publicized issue in Portland...

Economic Update
(Monday, November 23, 2020)

When COVID-19 arrived, all of us were confronted with an unexpected pandemic that upended the plans we had for 2020. But the pandemic is only part of our story. Whe...

I just finished watching The Big Short, a movie about the real estate bubble.  I enjoyed the information in the movie but I was very let down by the fact that they never acknowledged the fact that subprime mortgages w...

I wouldn't let a "real" tenant move in with partial rent, but should I let a roommate/tenant move in with partial rent?

This person wants to move in with only partial rent upfront.

Since they are a room...

I am trying to do initial filtering with 1% rule or test in Texas and virtually nothing meets it. Anyone else discovering this as well.. how are you buying investment properties right now especially with current inter...

Here is the scenario. I have a home that I’ve owned for 6 years. It’s worth about $380k and I owe about $240k. I want to strip out as much equity as possible. Today a wild idea occurred to me and I want to consult the...

Lets just say you bribed your girlfriend with a puppy and she said she's willing to move anywhere in the country to support your real estate investing career.....Where would you go?