I seem to have a grasp on my end goals in life. Many of them have fallen into my lap, many of them I've worked hard for, but many of them I feel could be started now but I don't have the know how. Real estate investin...

I am planning to buy a fixer upper and make it a B & B.  I'm torn about using a general contractor vs. doing the general contracting myself.CONs of Hiring a General Contractor:1. They are reputed to suck big time ...

Well I think I kind of hit the jackpot...One month into a new rental purchase, I have to bite the bullet for a new roof, a subterranean termite treatment and a drywood termite fumigation.Property has a flat roof, trad...

Hello everyone, My name is Kaylinn Restrepo, I'm 24 years old and started to learn about real estate investing for the past year. The more I have learned the opportunities this can bring for my future, the more I've b...

Hello Everyone, I apologize up front for a long post and want to say thank you in advance for any information and guidance.My family and I have recently relocated to the Portland, OR area within the last year. I am ...

Has anyone used Facebook adds? I was wondering if anyone has or had any luck? Looking to find motivated sellers in an area. If its possible what would you pay to generate leads? IC runs 100 a month and takes several m...

I rarely start a thread, but today I had an experience that I just have to share.

A year ago, I thought I'd hit the jackpot. A single mom with two teenagers (15 &16) moved into one of my rentals. She had two ot...

I have had the thought many times that I should jot down how I got where I am and where I am going so I can look back when I need to and see how far I have come to re-energize me to keep going.  Almost like a journal,...

Hello BP, After listening to podcast 167 with Kevin Wood, I am posting of my successes for my first year of investing.  I've been reluctant to post because my family has raised me right which means you don't talk abou...

I live in the Denver Market and have a buy and hold property in Boulder.  I am looking to grow my portfolio but having trouble wrapping my head around the metrics of making the cash flow work in the Denver or even Fro...