How exciting, BP is coming up to 1,000,000 POSTS! What a fete for @Joshua Dorkin next to him, who has been here the longest? @Jon Holdman ? I just want to say CONGRATULATIONS to all of you that stuck it out in the ear...

I am renting out a studio apartment, the majority of applicants don’t have credit at all. Would any of you landlords out there rent to people who don’t have credit at all? What else can I take into considerations besi...

Hi everyone,I was wondering if anyone has used this company for financing? Here is the company http://aurelianlending.com. They seem to have good financing programs but was wondering if anyone's used them, specificall...

How many hours a week does everyone spend solely on real estate?

What does the breakdown of that time look like? (ie 80% marketing, 20% follow up, etc)

Are you working more or less as you find success in real esta...

I entered into an owner financed deal. The seller wanted to use their attorney to handle the closing. I sent $600 hand money to their attorney as was required in the sales agreement. After the title search came back I...

Long, frustrating story, the specifics of which I don't feel comfortable posting online, but we have a family renting our property (nice neighborhood, $800k home). They've been there for about 2 1/2 years. We told the...

[Note: I initially posted this topic with a poorly worded title - thanks to autocompletion on my phone - here. I am reposting with a new title and have cleaned-up the narrative].

I've been ap...

So often people will make plans and write down what they hope to achieve. It can be shown that this is a good way to succeed, but many fail to accomplish their goals.

I hope to use this thread to discuss ways to mak...

Hi everyone! I have a family member who inherited a portfolio of houses in the bay area. They are all located in the southern peninsula within 1 neighborhood. This is great! The not great is that they are rented for a...

So I am a greenback when it comes to investing in real estate. My plan is to take out an equity loan against my personal residence for a low rate @ 30 year fixed rate. I was thinking of taking $40k and purchasing a du...