I want to get a present for someone who just passed his sales associate real estate exam. This has been a long time coming for him in dealing with many roadblocks and hurdles. This individual has successfully been doi...

In a recent thread, I presented information for the real estate investor who chooses to legally carry a gun. Nonlethal weapons were brought up as an alternative.

First of all nonlethal is a misnomer. Any "nonlethal...

So, what are some of your prospecting tools, equipment and unique items do you carry in your vehicle? I find every day my truck is getting pack more and more with stuff.

For instance:

Standards-
A ladder so I can qu...

My phone isn't cutting it. I toured a home with a seller yesterday and tried to take some pictures but the lighting was too bad. There was no electricity in the home so I couldn't get lighting in the rooms. The baseme...

Hey everyone!  I am working on my 2nd investment property.  Last Monday, my realtor and I drove around looking at potential properties.  I got to thinking that it would be good to have a 'go bag' to bring on these tou...

I'm getting my bag ready to go and look at houses to buy for my buy and holds. Besides flashlight, measuring tape, telescoping ladder,outlet tester, and electronic thermometer\ moisture detector what else should I pac...

Today I visited my first rehab prospect. I took my pad and paper, flashlight and a tape measure. What other tools do you take with you? I thought a ladder may be useful, but might be overkill. The only thing I had a h...

Can I:- Purchase clothes (pants, shirts, socks, coats, jackets) that I would wear for doing renovations/rehabs and write them off? - Shoes, boots?- atypical tools, such as a knife or flashlights?- iPads or other such ...

Wouldn't have minded having this "flashlight" back when I used to inspect Chicago's finer vacant crack houses. :shock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D99NHb6B03s

Things like this make me so proud to be an Ameri...

Hey guys! I just have a few questions about inspecting or doing the initial walk through of a potential fix and flip or distressed property. Question #1What do you normally wear when you go to inspect the house? Glove...