Hi All.  Name is Eddie and I'm from the North San Diego area, which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Encinitas, etc.  When I'm not at work or chasing the kids, you can find me in or on the water.I'm a forty-something Wa...

Hi Guys,No... sorry, we don't always start a conversation with "G'day Mate" as much as Crocodile Dundee might have you think we do, but we are real friendly.My name is Shawn and I'm new to the forum and real estate in...

If things go well I might be making my first investment (ever the optimist, I am).  This question is about renting out rooms to strangers:  In a SFH situation what kind of contract do you draw up when renting out a ro...

So I have been investing in single-family houses for over 20 years now. In about a year I’ll be 50. Technically I don’t have to buy any more houses at least from where I’m standing I live modestly from my perspective,...

Hey everybody,I'm planning to go to Miami for vacation and I'm so addicted to real estate investing that I want to take some time to look at opportunity in the Miami region.Here's my strategy, I want to wholesale or f...

I would like to buy rental properties and be a landlord as there are plenty of great deals out there but in a pro tenant state like MA and having a few bad experiences with tenants and warnings from lawyers with horro...

Has anyone here done a lease option in Southern California. With rents and home values so out of wack I wonder what has worked. Have you been able to set the rent high enough to cover your mortgage payment, even tho...

Anti-social personalities (aka sociopaths) can fool the best of us but I ignored the red flags, so this is on me.  "Kathy" is a 32 yr. old dog groomer who moved into my 1864 walk-up in early March.  Her first month's ...

Hello all, I have seen a lot of tick tocks and stuff of social media about Cape Coral Florida being a good investment. I donot know anything about Cape coral except there are crocodiles and tornados and its humid. Do ...

So, I'm examining the plumbing for my bathroom that sits in the joists of the basement, and I notice the valve pictured here.One side is hot, the other is cold. From what I can tell, hot is on full-open and cold is co...