How many people are financially free on here? For those of you who are, do you still work or are you "retired" and living off the cash flow? If you are financially free, which method did you use to acquire it? (ie buy...

Has anyone cashed out their 401k to try and get a greater return on their money and use the proceeds to invest in RE? I have contemplated doing this.

I am currently rehabing one of the house I bought. However, I notice that the project is taking so long. The Contractor we are currently working an the only one that answered in our area has delayed so much and we are...

Hi,

I am having some confusion on how to develop a working relationship with a contractor, so I am hoping someone here can help me. As I work on expanding my business, I am working with a contractor who just finished...

I'm a free-market person, but if the autos go under, we'll have millions of more people without work. Do you guys think we need a bailout or maybe some of you have some other ideas?

Hey all,
I hired this contractor to do some balcony work on my property. I paid him 50% of the final price as agreed in our contract for the completion of 50% of the work. 
However, it turns out the work was of low ...

I just graduated and got a job as a structural engineer (starting this month). I accepted a salary offer of about 70k a year with a 401k match plan available. However, I want to invest aggressively in real estate. Spe...

I am surprised no one else posted on this today! This is some scary stuff.

It seems that non-disclosure to the respective lenders in short sales flips has already gotten the feds involved - and some investors will be...

Hey all, I am relatively new to the group. I am very impressed with the experienced professionals here and am glad that I stumbled upon this site.  I am a seasoned real estate attorney and enjoy not only practicing la...

Hi everyone.Its been quite a while since I last posted. I've been working on a few larger deals this past year along with my relocation to the Chicago area, so I've been super busy. But now I finally closed on my last...