Eagle Lake no.. we had a family house on the Yuba river in Sierra city.. it was way cool.. 4 generations ago relatives were gold miners and built the home there.. our relative was the Sherriff of Sierra county longest reigning Sherriff in CA history over 50 years..

He does not have a lot of family, his closest relative is a few states away.

I recently inquired about a rental property and received a copy of the rent roll. I am a little bit confused about the insurance and was hoping someone could help me analyze it. There isn't a lot detail provided but o...

Also got burned 6 figures on another non-real estate related deal. 

My wife and I are a little concerned that the 'pin-hole leak' problem is going to persist, and may already be more widespread than we know... and the relatively relaxed posture our land-lord has maintained is additionally worrisome.  

¯\_(ツ)_/¯On a somewhat related note, here's a link to good article by @Brandon Hall that you may want to check out.

I purchased a whole bunch of real estate books to learn all the basics so I can engage intelligently in real estate related conversations and plan to join a local meetup group today. 

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

Most of the properties I'm looking at are in relatively good condition (i.e.

(Also do not fund a Roth this year, and ask a friend or relative for "gift money" now.)Buy a house for less than $275,000!