My mom came to me today asking about a strategy she heard about where people are paying off their mortgage in 5 years. I was very skeptical about this and told her not to do anything before she did more research. In h...

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Richard I was looking at your site and had some observations and questions. Your an honest and open guy so I am sure your open to a d...

I'm doing a new build in Chanute, KS. It's a 3/1 duplex, slab on grade, SIP construction, ~900 sq. ft. each side. The kitchen cabinets are going to be knotty alder. It's a darker wood and just finished, not stained. T...

I was curious how real estate folks were using G+ . . .

Do you use it for your business? Are you connecting with your closest friends? Or are you just following folks of interest?

I'd love to hear you...

I am looking for marketing ideas for the investor on a budget. Right now, until I get my first deal and some positive cashflow, my budget is tight. While I don't have a lot of free time, I have more time than discrece...

I have just recently passed my real estate exam and I am very excited to start my new career.  I have enough savings to last me >6months and I will continue to work my current job part time as I transition into a c...

In 2005 my oldest brother asked me how my house sale was going. I mentioned it went under contract in three days and we were making $125,000 profit. I was in the military and would be considered lower middle-income at...

In most markets short term rental supply is high. And a big issue is that a good amount of the supply is from new 'investors' chasing what they thought was a get-rich-quick scheme. So the market not only has an unbala...