This following is the 2nd full paragraph of my daily Craigslist ad.  What is in italics afterwards is a response someone sent me."If a motel room is your standard of living, you are pathetic. I'd rather not rent a hou...

Hello all! I am currently taking a year away from school to explore my options in real estate and whether or not those options would require a college degree. I do enjoy school, but after two years of accumulating deb...

Would you recommend in investing in markets where there is an appreciation in last couple of years but minimal to negative cash flow?If yes can you please convince me the reasons to keep a cash flow negative property ...

Investing in syndications is a great option for those of us who like our free time. Let's discuss the state of syndication investments and syndicators in general. I have invested in it several asset classes to include...

If I have personal retirement funds in a self directed IRA right now, what options do I have for investing this in real estate? And can I use this money to invest in real estate for my own business (to fund rehab cos...

Over the last month I've been submerging myself in podcasts, forums and books on real estate investing.  I already own several properties but I just recently started to consider being more deliberate about making it a...

So many new and even many experienced real estate investors have little clue about doing a proper analysis of a deal. With that in mind, I thought it was important to share the article below, written by J. Scott on t...

Does a college degree help? Should I major in Finance or Real Estate? Both? Or is real life experience better for learning how to invest in real estate? My goal is to do this full time. What is the average time span f...

In 2010 I had the rose colored glasses knocked off my face hard and I am trying to understand why and how there is such Happy Talk right now about the economy.  I am trying to figure out if it is my pessimism based in...

Rookie investor here. Attended my very first networking event (it was for everyone from realtors to maintenance pros) the other evening. I was nervous, of course, and don’t exactly have the best “elevator pitch” as of...