I have a rental condo in houston. Just got the new coupon book for monthly hoa begging jan 1. Dues went up 45%!!  Due to insurance cost, inflation, and other items. This is such a backbreaker as I will barely squeeze ...

Hi All,I ask mainly out of curiosity and because I *may* be getting married soon (yay). What happens to investment rental properties and investment brokerages in my name only both before and during a marriage in the c...

Do you have any experiences with Chicago demo court ? I have a property that's a good material for flip…but I would like to find out if the demo court is really tough to work with. Basically I would not like the situa...

Hello BP,As I continue to learn about REI, I have struggled with the B, C, and War Zone concepts when it comes to neigborhoods.  Specificly Sacramento, Ca but also in general.  For the Sacramento investors what would ...

I just returned from the American Association of Private Lenders conference (AAPL) in Las Vegas and thought I’d write a review. If you loan your own money, perhaps run a fund, fractionalize, or otherwise accept m...

Hello, I'm new here and new to REI in general.  I've been starting out by looking at MLS properties near me to get a feel for things in my area.  I've found a few properties which seem good to me on paper, but I would...

Hi everyone, I was just curious how the market is these days in the Mobile area.  People I have talked to just usually say it is "getting better", but I'm not getting a ton more info.  Would you say it is buyers, sell...

Since reading J Scott's diaries, I've decided to make one of my own about my endeavor in the real estate business. Hopefully I can get a lot of advice and also contribute to other newbies in the area. Long story long,...

I was purchasing a multi family through an IRA LLC and was utilizing debt to finance it, requiring a non-recourse loan. Was given the contact info for:American Money Loan Services and the person’s name, Tom Vanderlaan...

If you had one question for a professional house flipper, what would it be?? 
Now is your shot to ask! James Dainard is a prolific professional house flipper, with a track record flipping nearly 4,000 homes in one of...