I stumbled upon a very vague article a few weeks ago about rolling over your 401k into I believe an IRA account that is completely self directed.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Charlotte.

Purchase price: $300,000

Cash invested: $45,000

Sale price: $411,000

3 Bed 1.5 Bath Ranch Style house. Turned it i...

With my current real estate agent and my driving local neighborhoods I stumbled across a family in NE that was looking to sell their 3 family home and had a realtor that had not posted it on the MLS - luckily my RE agent knew their agent and facilitated the deal before posting on MLS and I purchased at a low rate (considering).With all that being said, the area is expensive, you have to know what you want : meaning : property type,location( so KEY), price range, condition and profitability.

So, when I stumbled across the Rio Grande Valley it seemed like a wonderful fit for our family.

The reason I stumbled onto this was because I was looking for a way into more rentals, and this is a LOT more ideal for me, investing passively, in solid markets. 

@Eric Fung We're leaning towards renting, however would be open to buying should we stumble across a deal that we think is too good to pass up.

Hi Andrew, I had stumbled on your project (dated 3 years ago) in National City where.

Returning with the outcome and lessons learned in case another newbie stumbles upon this:I got a third-party structural engineer (a company that does not do foundation work) and sure enough, the house was in bad shape. 

A few months ago I stumbled on Rich Dad Poor Dad and started listening to a few of Robert's Podcasts. 

I stumbled upon a piece of land in NC that I think would work for an apartment complex or subdivided for single family houses.