I've been trying to negotiate a price with seller financing for a fourplex in Los Angeles California. Just recently the stairs that go to the top apartment fell in while the tenant was walking down it. He fell all the...

I was wondering if anyone has bought a franchise using a self directed IRA and what some of the limitations are. Could you do work there? I have a self directed I use for other investments, and I have read a little ab...

This occurred on Sunday.  Thankfully not at one of our properties, but one about three hundred yards away.  A heavier gentleman was apparently walking up the stairs to his cabin, a step gave way and snapped, and his l...

I wanted to get some thoughts from the veteran flippers about the new structure my GC and I came up with. See the following:

Previous Structure
-GC bids job
-I pay 30% at beginning, 30% halfway, 30% before final walk...

Debating on creating an LLC for protection and tax benefits. I've been told the LLC set up as a sole proprietorship (what I'm planning) won't give me any more tax benefits than owning a property and carrying a heavy u...

Hello, I would like to know if anyone in their right mind would hire someone who knows what they are doing, but has no insurance or a business name. He does work on the side and has his brother and side helper to get...

Just looking for creative input....our guests that were supposed to arrive on Friday sent a literally last-minute message saying that she had gotten sick and couldn't make it. She said she noticed our cancellation pol...

What was the one thing that sparked your motivation, and drive you to give real estate investing your all? Wether it be a book, mentor, even a video you found online. What was the one thing that pushed you so hard tha...

My wife and I have owned a single family rental house in Indianapolis for 1 year and are trying to decide between an LLC versus a personal umbrella policy. We currently live in CA, but are moving to Illinois in the co...

Today was one of those days that makes you wonder why we do this. First off, let me mention that I work a FT W2 job, my hours are 6PM to 6AM and my commute is a 3 hour roundtrip. So last night at work, my wife call...