The house was built in 1885, beautiful, in great shape and frankly I am very sad they are going to tear it down and build fugly overpriced apartment buildings.

I love real estate and have been involved since I was about 10 years old, cleaning homes after they were newly built.  

Though the data is a little out of date (we're currently just shy of 320,000 members), the article is definitely solid and is of course, great press for us.How a Real Estate Investor Built a Thriving Social Network of 250K UsersPlease check it out and if you can, share it on your social media channels (Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn / etc ) to help us spread the word!

@Leigh Ann Smith I deal with land in the Phoenix, AZ area and the Maricopa county online tools are very helpful as they show both the flood plains (which can be built on but needs to be "built up") and the flood zones (cannot be built on).

Hybrid RefrigeratorsKeeping the efficiency of the home in check while getting the best of features is something a refrigerator can give you that come with a built in Keurig.

However, the network I've built in the last several weeks have paid off in the best way - in the investor sense.

I own them because they pay me the greenbacks.Now, IMHO, you are better served by buying a good investment (one that has a nice gain built in at the closing, and earns above average yields) to get the passive income flowing in while your young family is, well, still young.

We have built both companies on intergity and that's one principal we stand firm on, we have licensed contractors to give accurate estimate cost for repair and an offer an home inspection to give the buyers the truth about the home that they are interested in.

And I agree that there are often intrinsic values built into these large purchases that don't appear very evident in paper analysis.

Project update for our single family flip in Plainville, CTThe plumber came on Wednesday to do the preliminary work needed for the 2nd floor bathroom to be built outOur contractors came out yesterday and today and their main focus is to take care of the 2nd floor rehab first.