Ok, I am puzzled about the Chinese Drywall problem, issue or hazard....I just discovered the subject as the topic of several posts....  I had not heard of Chinese Drywall until today so far as I can remember.  The rea...

Being a traveling executive (relocated many times in the US) I have discovered that there can be great struggle when trying to find homes to rent. Options apart from the commercially listed rental homes/appartments on...

I am working on syndications and JVs 

Hi guys, Im new to the site. And realizing I've got a lot of studying to do. I currently own two rentals and am looking to buy a third, but am apprehensive about it. Its a 4-plex all brick built in 1950 in good shape...

I bought my first property in April and am finding it harder to land my second. With my cash down payment I'm only able to buy in the $120K and less range and I'm finding real duds that need a huge amount of rehab. (I...

Just a thought, and curious as to others' thoughts on this as well...I've been thinking about the DTI (debt-to-income) ratio used in lending decisions. For those unfamiliar, lenders typically will not lend to a borrow...

Hi Everyone,I'm looking into purchasing my first property, a multi-family house in Northern NJ to live in. My ideal scenario is to live here for a few years and eventually purchase a single family and keep this for re...

Okay folks, I love the forum, long time lurker. I'm thinking of pulling the trigger and getting my first investment property, but I'm torn on how to go about this; condo or SFR in a hot rental neighborhood. This prop...

I continue to want to do flips of my own, but finding investor friendly agents has been a bit challenging for me, and based on what I've learned over the months, I should be making triple the number of offers I've bee...