I debated on posting this because the incident has discourage me so much. But here it is:Last Friday I arrived home to a business card from a detective from our police department. I had just got home from visiting my ...

I want to get some feedback on an investment strategy I used in 2003-2005 that I call the "pre-construction flip".  It works like this:Identify high appreciating markets (greater than 12% annual)Identify home builders...

Dear Pocketers,

How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?

While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...

Affordability is one of the biggest challenges in today’s housing market.

I believe smaller, more dense units are part of the solution:
1) Buyers can only afford smaller homes in today’s economy.

2) Denser unit...

I just acquired two identical, side-by-side duplexes and am starting to plan out my rehab project. I'm starting my focus on one unit, to figure out what works and does not work, and will hopefully then apply all those...

This happens to me time and time again. I just got off the phone with a seller of a house in Florissant MO who told me that 5 other people made offers on his house and that my offer was less than half of what the nex...

With the stress of the holidays looming, I thought it could be fun to share the lighter side of real estate. What are some of the funniest experiences you've had as an investor? How did you handle it? What would you d...

Hello,
Who here does not follow the 50% rule when analyzing/purchasing a property for long term hold? There are a few reasons I can see someone not using it i.e. they are relying on appreciation (not my cup of tea), ...

I don't quite understand the american ideal sometimes; now here i go. i'm starting this because it was request, i understand we all come from different places and look at the same situations differently but please no ...

The president of my local REIA advised newbie note investors to read Invest in Debt by Jim Napier. It was extremely helpful for me & very interesting IMO...in fact I just got it last night and have already read t...