San Diego housing price is at and above pre-recession level.  I am wondering whether the timing is not right to enter market for buying and holding (for rent) when positive cash flow seems generally challenging.  It s...

Hi! I am a total newbie so please take it easy on me. =) But I'm wondering if it's worth it to consider buy and hold investing in the Triangle Area, NC (Raleigh-Durham). I just learned about the 2% rule and it doesn't...

I focus on commercial and haven't completed a residential short sale in about 4 years.

Me and my other broker friends I have been talking to recently are mentioning they are completing residential short sales on the ...

I have spoken with several of you by email and phone the last couple of weeks about Gatlinburg investing and the increasingly imminent recession.  I decided to write a blog post on the subject today.  Feel free to che...

Why do the interest rates charged on hard money loans vary so greatly from one State to another? Borrowers ask me this question all the time. For example, in California rates charged on hard money loans start as low a...

Hi Everyone,Due to the extent of the flooding disaster in Houston, there are going to be a lot of flooded homes. What is going to happen to them? There are going to be many distressed sellers. Many homeowners will wan...

I'm sure I'm not alone in being frustrated with realtors. My most recent experience I knew exactly what property I was after (like most investors its just a numbers game) and figured it would be a quick and easy purch...

I got out of the stock market in 2009 after taking a $300k loss. Ironically, I had made about the same amount by actually predicting the crash and shorting the market at the top. I thought I could predict the upturn a...