@Alexander Sobrado - There isn't a secret sauce but I can tell you as a relatively recent transplant into Des Moines (moved from Chicagoland to Bloomington IN to Davenport IA and have settled in DSM for the last almost 5 years...). 

I'll be at Jeff Armstrong's Secrets of Paper next week and also looking at a NPN workshop in November. 

I started off as a Police Officer at 22yrs old. While doing that  I purchased my first home at 23yrs old. I bought a double home. Here in Cleveland that consists of an apartment on the bottom and an apartment above th...

@Kate J.I'm not going to give away all of my secrets, but VTASX is my favorite.  

Just remember, there are no secrets and shortcuts in real estate investing, just slow and steady progress.

I’m scouring the country looking for a similar case or a legal expert with experience with whether such information is "private" and members who legally obtain it can be forced to keep it secret, or whether a fundamental First Amendment right to free speech might apply, especially where an owner has never signed any confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement before or after buying in.Thanks!

We self manage so that means our team “secret shopping” visiting properties in the same area to actually walk some units and see how they stack up to yours.

You can do it......One book that really helped me is Credit Secrets from Scott/Allison Hilton, but again I'm sure you can find something on improving your credit on BP.Have Faith and Good LuckJoanne

Here’s the secret: Create an LLC and have the LLC lend you a mortgage on the property you are receiving.The reason why this works is because instead of you needing cash or receiving a cash out loan, we are now refinancing a loan – your loan.

I'm sure it is no surprise or secret that Texas is a very hot and desirable real estate market.