We have a purchase contract for a lot in Austin that we're planning to build a duplex on. We recently received a title commitment and Schedule B shows an exception for some restrictive covenants from 1948. These wer...

I am just watching the movie “the money pit” and I was wondering if there are other movies with a story line about real estate

Hypothetical question - my parents own a old smaller home in a nice location in the city. Can anyone tell me what they think general ballpark/rough estimate would be for the amount that a good developer would charge t...

My son is a senior in high school. His post high school plans the last couple of years was to get his real estate agent license, with the ultimate goal of investing. Those two things remain the same. Now he is in a po...

I hear all the time almost every week from Investors that good deals are hard to come by...What is everyone's thoughts? Do you work with agents to find deals, search through realtor.com or other sites?

Hi All, I am new to real estate investing and am looking for ways to help help me expand my knowledge and experience in the business as I look to grow my portfolio (currently have two properties, one ground-up, one fl...

Hello,Did a quick search and didn't see anything like this similar so here we are.I am currently under contract to purchase my first Duplex in Mid February.  Its a corner lot with both a shed and a carport.  The quest...

Does anyone have any experience converting a two family to a three, or doing major renovations of a two / three family?
It is somewhat town specific but I am having trouble interpreting fire code for automatic sprin...

I've been in the home building business for about 6 years and know I'm interested in doing land development to sell lots to home builders. I had a engineer look at 56 acres of land and determine that I could get betwe...

Maybe I just need to rant but I have always had a hard time with wholesalers in my experience. Why do some wholesalers take a house listed on the MLS, get it under contract for a slightly reduced price, then put their...