I want to buy a house 2.5 hours from my duty station. I watched my mom travel 3 hours to and from work (6 hours round trip) when ahe worked in NY and she wanted us to go to a good school in NJ so this is normal to me....

For those of you reading this is a bit of a rant/story, followed by a couple questions.  Please let me know what I SHOULD have done in this situation, so I can know better in the future.  Thank you for reading.     Th...

Some Random pointers I picked up from Joe McCall and Cris Chico...

Find a way to make each “house for sale” email that oyu send to your buyers look like it is going only to one buyer; Don’t shotgun e...

I recently signed a contract to purchase a home in VA in which the MLS listed the house as having 2460 sq. ft. When the appraisal was done, the appraiser verified the house only had 1948 SF. I shared this disparity ...

I have a long historical nuisance situation with one of my neighbors where they gather on Sunday afternoons and continue to party until Monday AM hours.  The gathering begins at 4pm, The music gets turned up at 930PM ...

Hey everyone! No one else seems to care about my excitement so i thought i'd share it here!!! I'm so excited to be closing on my first "intentional" (i became an accidental landlord with a townhouse in Virginia) renta...

Hello all! I’ve been observing in the background for a few months I wanted to finally reach out with an introduction along with seeking some advice.
I’m current living out in San Diego where I purchased my first p...

Hello, I have mortgage on a property. Lender has ordered and received lender's title insurance. Do I owner's title insurance as well? Should I get one after mortgage is paid off?

Hello Everyone!  So I am a new investor, although I know a fair amount of different investing strategies.  
My wife and I are about to purchase our first property and have roughly $30-40k.
My current plan or strateg...

I recently bought a [Federal Agency] foreclosed property.  The property is on a huge city lot (small acreage) and was a "hoarder" house, and according to the agent, the bid for the external cleanup was substantial, bu...