I am currently researching the different issues that investors have with contractors so I can come up with a solution to help resolve the issues. Can you please take a second and just give me a line or two on issues y...

I'm in the Navy and my wife and I are nearing the end of my contract here in Pensacola. I have the option to stay here for another 4 years or move to Oahu for 4 years. I'm looking for investing advice but also for som...

I'm set on house hacking as a first buy and hold property and have decided on a relative area and general price range I would like to stick in. My question is are investor-friendly real estate agents common? At least ...

My current tenant is buying a home and vacating in 3 weeks. I’m weighing whether to sell and 1031 exchange into a different market, or stay the course and get a HELOC in place as soon as we turn it over (in preparatio...

I've seen multiple debates surrounding Dodd Frank and am feeling very lost. Some passionately feel investors should back away, while others feel there are still creative solutions for desperate home owners. Looki...

Hi, first time posting here. A little story about me is, I am unmarried, and late 20s. I was fortunate to make about $750k this year and next year the expected salary is $900k. I have a 1.2M house with 25%-ish equity,...

"from 1890 to 1990. The American dream of building wealth through homeownership is a FALLACY. That was the bubble thinking but its still fresh in our minds."

Robert Shiller, Economist Yale University, and c...

I would like to keep this short and sweet. I need some advice. I have recently purchased a two family home which i occupy, as well as inherited tenants whose lease is not over till June. couple things we found out the...

Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn

"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin

As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...

I've recently become involved in an HOA that is really struggling. It is a high foreclosure pocket and there are now many vacant units and non-paying owners. Only about half of the owners pay the dues. We've lost o...