Have open tradelines (3-4) or alternative tradelines with seasoning. 2.

So, if you have a full time, 2080 hours a year job, you'll have to spend 2081 hours doing real estate related activities.There's one more step to Rich's number two alternative - die.

Needless to say, my circumstances will differ, but I'd be quite interested in learning more about the thought processes employed by RE investors when assessing alternative markets for a buy-and-hold, cash-flow approach.

Taking out a 30 year mortgage at that age locks her into one of two alternatives.

The displaced families have other alternatives, or should, in every community.

Shadowstats is now reporting the real unemployment rate near 23% per the chart here:

Real Unemployment Rate

To my surprise the number is still inching up a bit. This can’t be attributed to workers coming back int...

In my experience, REO availability and the seller's desperation to get rid of the inventory, tends to be very cyclical in nature, at least since the recession started.

With Asia's growth, Japan presents a perfect alternative to China, which many still fear is difficult for foreign investors due to government control and high corruption.

Your alternative is to throw money away on interest on a loan.

These turn keys are easier in nature than rehab projects.