I have talked to a realtor agent and she has sent me some investment properties to look at. I have not negotiated on price yet but most of them are short sales. I am wondering what I should do to prepare (other tha...

I have identified a property that would be perfect for assisted living or nursing home. The problem is I don't want to run that type of business. If I developed the property for this use are there companies that come ...

As an investor in a couple of Jorge Newberry’s note funds, I came across one of his newer ventures: preREO. I’ve heard him speak briefly about this on a podcast or two and am signed up to attend a webinar with them l...

Background: 
I've always had an interest in owning rental property, but due to living in CA and my inexperience I had assumed it was only accessible to those with significant cash in the bank, so I figured it was som...

I first must apologize for screaming at all of you in the title but if you have any experience or can relate to the title at all you know why I am frustrated.  This is nothing more than a venting session on my part an...

Hello everyone - I have been receiving emails about Real Estate website developers called Investor Carrot. Has anybody been using their RE websites and do they convert like they say they will?

Here's a chart that I saw today from a reliable source. It shows the total debt of households, businesses and the government. There are two things that are quite clear from the chart:

1. Total debt has increased e...

My tenants just called asking if they could meet with me regarding payment of their rent. They have been in the property for three months and twice their checks bounced. The husband has recently had some serious medi...

Hey guys - just getting into rental business. When you are buying a condo for rental purposes what are you looking for? I know 2% is a good rule (as in if it costs $200k it must generate $4k). In the market where I am...