I’m just starting out and I was trying to get a preapproval letter so that I could know what price range to start looking in. I was told that I should save up $10,000 before I even consider getting a preapproval lette...

I'm teaching a class on buy and hold real estate investing in Memphis and I'm looking for some real life examples to share with the students.Here's the brief background on my question below.I believe 2 things.1. Peopl...

I think I might be blowing my own mind right now..."conventional" wisdom says max out your 401k contribution to lower your tax burden. 2013 was a good year for my 401k balance as the stock market was red hot (i have a...

I hate my job and want to quit ASAP. I'd like to leave next year after bonuses (Feb 2015). I am going to be a buy and hold investor using a management company. I have a nice pile of cash saved up to invest.

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I must admit, I do NOT have any Vacation Rental properties. I am however; fascinated by this niche, and in fact was the one that pushed to get a forum devoted to it. My question is this, how many of you actually have ...

I am trying to gain some knowledge and experience of investing in the military and what challenges it can pose. I would like to hear the challenges, successes, and learning that occurred. Reason is to learn from other...

Lets say you 1 million dollars. When does it make sense to take that million and buy lets say 2-3 different properties (by taking out loans and having a mortgage) and create rentals which then cover your mortgage but ...

I'm under construction on my first duplex. I chose a local builder who has been building a lot of modern homes in the area that looked appealing to me (why I chose him). We spent time designing the duplexes together a...

The last 3 weekends the traffic on the parkway from Sevierville through gatlinburg has been pretty much a ghost town on weekend evenings which ordinarily are jammed traffic. The last few years it was wall to wall this...