Would like to roll a small annuity I have from a short lived stint in a union into a solo 401k.   I own a self operated carpentry company with no employees.   I would like to access those funds for RE investments.   L...

How do you keep your name off the paperwork when you create financing to the new homeowner in self directed Ira. In the event the ira would have to foreclose I do not want my name visible. Perhaps just account number...

Hi Everyone , 
I was thinking about becoming an appraiser here in California. But after doing some research, it looks like I need to do 2k hours of training. But I would need to work under someone which I have no pro...

So I'm looking to beef up my direct mail campaigns. I've already got some lists built out that I want to mail, but would like to figure out how to systematize this more so I don't spend the time myself doing it. I wan...

I was trying to find the best software to manage my rental properties. Every app out there claims that they are the "one-stop" solution. Are they? I set out to find out. I created a spreadsheet to compare the eight ap...

 This is a copy of an email I sent to a beginning real estate investor last week. It’s just some random thoughts on real estate investment based on my 35 years in the business.  During that time we have purchased over...

Ok, I think I've come across one of those situations you read about in the real estate books that you think never happen.

My father in law's dad died two years ago. He owned an old 1940s house. County appraises it ...

Hey folks, curious what you'd recommend in my shoes... I have two rentals at the moment, both SFH's. These were bought with savings rather than financed. I have the option of lending against my primary which would fre...

I have put myself in a bad situation. I will need your advise, especially from the legal side. I will talk to real estate lawyers as well but that will be Monday.
I am under contract with one house in Georgia. Here ...

I househack a quadplex in a "C" class area. The area is quiet for the most part. We have teachers, groceries employees, and handyman, etc. But, there is one house in the neighborhood where a drug dealer lives. They pl...