Please help clear my mind from my skewed point of view of how REI works.My goal is to buy a multiplex apartment building and live in one of the units. So I'm guessing that I'd have to put something like $50,000 down f...

I was recently searching for an investment property.  I came across a very nice 3 family that was updated.  The owner had listed with an agent and had no real offers for over 2 months. They had lowered the price by $4...

Please help me look at this deal. I am getting really close to my first purchase. Have been learning all I can here, but feel nervous about my interpretation of how to analyze a deal and I know many of you can do i...

I am working on building a list of self-directed IRA companies. Here is what I have so far:

1. Entrust
2. Equity Trust
3. Pensco
4. Sterling
5. UDirect
6. Asset Exchange Strategies
7. American Pension Service...

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Hello,Am i being unreasonable by telling my handy man that these charges are too much.  He said he went online and searched for average charges.  My argument is he should use local comparisons not national. And i coul...

I'm currently in Seoul and wondering if there are others as well, if so let's connectEven for other US citizens traveling abroad, I'm curious to hear stories of your experiences you found to be new, exciting, interest...

I'm trying to break the paralysis of analysis. I've done one bad deal.

I see REI as the only viable way to accumulate wealth for my family's circumstances.

1. The following is in outline form so that I don’t worr...

So I'm still doing my research on some properties in Memphis and I'm not seeing the cash flow return unless I'm missing something.Have a few homes in the $60K to $70K range. After I put in all the numbers for a home t...

Hello all. So I live in the south bay of Los Angeles (Torrance/Harbor Gateway). My primary property is a 3/2 1266 SF home on a 7500 lot. We have in a hand the permit to build a 3/2 1100 SF home in backyard. I I can ge...