Background:  Have a property under contract with an HOA.  I am the buyer's agent (representing my wife who is purchasing this property).  This property will become our primary residence while we turn our current home ...

Hello, my name is Blake Enustun.

I have always loved the idea of investing since I was 13. The interest and love for it is what led me to open a Vanguard account with my grandpa during my freshmen year of high school...

I have been thinking about real estate for a couple of years, but in the last year I have become very serious about it. There are quite a number of multi-unit homes in my area for sale. After a few months of researc...

I'm currently 18 months (1 year lease, 6 months on month-to-month) into a SF lease. I've never missed/been late on a payment and we've taken very good care of the property as it were my own (probably better than a...

1. If a newbie investor has access to a 401k loan for the down payment, how is that viewed by Hard Money Lenders? 2. If using the 401k loan as a down payment, I assume it's best to wait until after a credit report and...

I just had the privilege of going through my first tax audit and fortunately came out with a no change. However, I wanted to take a second to remind any investors who are still gainfully employed, and self manage thei...

My neighbor knows that I am a young investor, and I asked him to contact me first if he decided to sell. Well he's selling, and it's a pretty good deal. Anyway, I think I can make it even sweeter for both of us by sav...

I rented this house in Erwin tn, the couple who rented me the house stated they were moving to Florida buying a house and not coming back left the furniture and appliances they said they didn't want. I told them I had...

I wanted to create this post to help the newer investors in the forums. I work with tons of investors, both local and out of state and 1 very common problem I see that is holding new investors back from getting a deal...