My father died 2 years ago and left everything to my wonderful step mother. My step mother has made it very clear that the balance of her estate is to be divided 3 ways between my sister, my sisters daughter/my niece,...

Courtesy of http://thehousingbubbleblog.com/ Enjoy!The Asian Journal on California. “Two different clients both landlords because they both own rental properties came to see me last week with different problems. My fi...

I am interested in buying a non-performing note of a property in California that is tied up in BK and has been abandoned for several months. Ultimately I would like to foreclose and acquire the property. The former ow...

I know this is looking at the issue from the wrong side for most of you, but would love some input.  We signed a lease on house just under 3 weeks ago ~paid the security deposit at that time, which has been cashed.  W...

With the stress of the holidays looming, I thought it could be fun to share the lighter side of real estate. What are some of the funniest experiences you've had as an investor? How did you handle it? What would you d...

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Economic Update
(Monday, March 22, 2012)
The TV commercial used to say “When E.F. Hutton speaks everyone listens.” Well, E.F. Hutton is no more. Now we have the Federal Reserve. And when the Fed speaks, truly EVE...

Flipping my first house and first time dealing with sub-contractors.  The electrician that gave the best bid wants 50% up front.  I balked at that and he said he can do 25% up front.  He said he doesn't want to fund i...

Are there any cash investors willing to be open minded for future home owners? Meaning that, throughout my 4 years learning about Real Estate Ive realized that there are so many programs and strategies to help home...