I need a little help for the forum. Have a relative in Shasta California who has little or no experience in REI and wants to hit it big now that the market has fallen off. I'm seeing the numbers he's looking at and ...

What is the hardest question you have in regards to things that have scared you out of a deal? What has stopped you from taking a risk? What has stopped you from growing your portfolio, jumping into a large deal, or w...

My wife and I are buy and hold investors from Happy Valley (Portland, Oregon).  We've learned some lessons over the years, bought and sold several properties and always kept my wife's first home as a rental.  We are j...

I took a note from Sean Terry's ebook that a rule of thumb for estimating repairs is the equation: sq.ft of home x $10 = general rehab cost

Has anyone ever made an offer to buy using this formula? and then ma...

My in-laws had a property in Fort Deposit Alabama that was lease to DG for a couple of decades.  Without advising them, Dollar General built a new store right next door to their store and now we have vacated 8000 squa...

Hi I'm Mark.

I'm a former real estate appraiser, full time stay-at-home dad while my wife completes a grueling post-graduate training program in Greenville, SC. I consider myself a green, wet-behind-the ears...

My first time investing in real estate and my sights may be beyond my scope. An 8 bedroom, 4 full bath, 6200 sqft. Multi-family (quadplex), was built in 1910 and is located just outside of a main city is listed at $49...

Unbelievable.  And to think I just submitted/paid my Q4 quarterly STR taxes to the city and this is what I get in return?  What options do I have here in terms of compensation?  Sure, things happen and I can live with...

I decided that I would like to keep a chronological record of my current project and share it with everyone. So here it is!
This is my new building on the corner of 27th and Market St in Galveston, Tx. It was origi...