I have the opportunity to use my pre-approved FHA loan to purchase a home in Dallas, stop paying rent and possibly enjoy the appreciation that the market is having. 

Hi everybody! I am new to Real estate investing, and just went under contract on my first house in the West Fort Worth area. I haven't gotten my inspection yet, but already I can tell the house will need a little bit...

This is a great site with a lot of local investors and resource professionals to help grow your business.

., the taxpayer owned one parcel of land for 11 years and upon sale the court ruled it was inventory and would be subject to ordinary income taxes rather than cap gains.My point is, @Anna Watkins, that you need to speak with a savvy professional and lay out your facts/develop a defense plan before you redevelop.

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If you have no experience and have never managed your own property you will find it very difficult to manage a property manager or even know when you are being taken advantage of by one.There should be no issues living in your rental as long as you are professional.

Unfortunately we do not work in the mobile home park space; it is not desirable enough for us.There will be a lot of people here who are more advanced than I am personally, but are not at the level of my firm professionally... it's a HUGE gap. ;)

I just can't pass up the chance to build something brand new for the cost of what some of the renovations to pre existing inventory I have acquired needed.I am confident that once I am able to scale, this will be a very lucrative strategy when applied with discipline and forethought.As always, I welcome your input, BP!

(www.realestateexpress.com) I'm in Southern California also (Pasadena) so my road to licensure includes three 45hr college level pre-license online classes (California Real Estate Principles, California Real Estate Practice, and California Real Estate Finance).

We have used a combination of niches: fix and flip, fix while occupying, quick turn wholesale deals, sold on lease option, carried back second mortgages for cash flow, bought with owner financing, bought from MLS, used direct mail, door knocked pre-foreclosures, went to courthouse steps to see if the auctions were for us.Now we are working to...um...