Hello everyone.  I am not in real estate investing yet but I am in the process of educating myself so I can be better prepared when I start.  I'm in Chicago, Illinois but have not decided if I will focus in the city. ...

After the unpopular and controversial thread  "Who is more unethical Realtors or used car salesmen?" I wanted to pull out an old book I had read the year before deciding to go into this business full time. I have scan...

I'm finally doing this after lurking for so long. So hello. I'm Matt Uden from Tucson, az. I'm a public school special education counselor in Tucson which I've been doing for 3 years after teaching special education f...

Hello I'm Alan McCracken.  I'm new to real estate investing and have ALOT to learn.  I'm very glad I've found BP and have been using the educational information for the last 2 weeks:   about a dozen Podcasts, UBG, and...

Am in Tucson Az. I am new to REI, i want to give myself the best chance to succeed. Realize that i need to get myself close to the action. Close to people that have been successful doing what am trying to do- flip and...

Building a Bigger Portfolio          The best way to build a decent sized portfolio in the world of realty is both by investing in tax liens and buying up properties through tax sales.It is important to research each ...

Say I'm looking for a job that pays halfway decent money, doesn't require too much convincing people and sales talent, doesn't require having your own car, and not too much education - the low hanging fruits of real e...

Hello, Been doing my own studying, a class with Reia, listened and read great BP info, unsuccessfully searched for a mentor...  would like more comprehensive education on Real Estate Investing-no gimmicks and reasonab...

has anyone been successful in purchasing a home from a distressed owner who is being foreclosed on by their hoa?i’m trying to figure out a polite way to approach these type of leads.

How do you go about contacting the lender to find out how much someone owes on there property that is already in pre-foreclosure?  Are there public / subscription web sites for this or can you just call the lender dir...