I am a college student who has been interested in rei for awhile.

@Christina BabayanThis is a question for an attorney who practices family law in the jurisdiction in which you reside (Texas).Here, record keeping would be the crux of your case.  

Hello BP,My names is Josh and I am from Kenmore, Washington!I am a business major at a local university in the Seattle area looking to break into the real estate industry as soon as I graduate in 2017. I am most inter...

I had an agent calling me last July practically begging to buy a house in a premium area from a client who really had to sell by the end of summer.

Great strategy here for someone just embarking on their journey.I have seen Tim Puffer 's house and it is awesome and will cash flow hugely once he rents out both halves and until then, he will live practically rent free allowing him to save or put his money to other uses.

Bring a general contractor with you to the property and let them teach you how to identify problems and opportunities for improvement to bring the property to its full value.Go down to Home Depot and other individual wholesale materials stores and get a list of prices for everything you might use on this flip and every future flip.Go to the professionals desk at Home Depot and ask about discounts for bulk items purchased.It takes practice and a lot of trial and error at first to perfect the techniques to estimate costs.

Plus having an emergency fund is a good practice for when you will be required to have reserves for all of your future real estate rental (if that is the direction you go to).Good luck with everything,Igor

I have a 9 to 5 job that I plan to keep but I'm thinking of real estate as an additional way to invest for retirement, kids college and lastly to increase cash flow. 

I thought that I had my lender in place, but I just found out that he will not give a loan less than $50,000, and he says that is standard practice.  

I am 59 years old and I have been in the construction business since I was 17 years old including those years I was in college,  Try to stay within an hour drive.