I want to buy a duplex and live in one of the units. My ultimate goal is to have a portfolio of real estate and be wealthy, but I want to start with a duplex I can live in. If I had $20-$35K I could start this path of...

Hi everyone, I started investing in Cleveland about a year and a half ago and have acquired 6 LTRs (SFH and MFH) using mainly the BRRRR method in C areas. I've done fairly big renovations where in most cases, Im repla...

I just finished Scott Trench's book "Set for Life" and let me start by saying it is a awesome read and I fully recommend it to anyone and everyone.In the book Scott bashes on typical retirement plans such as roth IRAs...

I am doing my taxes myself via turbo tax and I must say I am underwhelmed with the tax breaks I am getting for owning a rental. My wife and I have strong W2 earnings at about 250k combined and it doesn’t appear that a...

Hello All - I spent the day door knocking on pre-forclosures and thought I'd share my results. I knocked on 12 doors, talked to 4 owners + 1 Facebook lead. Drove about 110 miles and actually had quite a bit of fun. I ...

So I bought a 3 family in NJ and have gut renovated all apartments and have had great luck thus far but have run into my real first issue. Here is the situationI gutted one of the units (3 bedroom 1 bath) with a new k...

First of all, feel free to make any and all comments you wish; there's no need to sugarcoat anything. I appreciate almost any feedback where the poster makes a sincere attempt to share their opinion, regardless of wha...

Aloha all I am trying to learn more about real estate. I live in Hawaii and with the economy here it feels impossible to buy and turn a profit in this market. Has anyone had any success? Please share your story