Hello everyone.   A 20 year military career enabled me to buy homes in various locations.   I've had some good tenets and bad ones but I'm always looking to improve my processes, my homes, and of course my pockets.   ...

Hello,I want to know what is the truth on "Earnest Money".I've heard some investors say that didn't have to pay.Others said, they only paid $ 10.One investor paid $1000.So I guess my question is, who makes the determi...

step by step on what paperwork do you need to present to an investor.

I thought I'd share this for those of you who are just getting started...

I put a duplex under contract the day after I looked at it because I knew it was a good deal. It was FSBO. All appropriate riders, etc...

Even though I have been doing this a few years, I still consider myself a newbie. I just had a deal fall through and learned a new lesson. Well not a new lesson but, was reminded of a previous lesson and why I g...

Hello everyone. I know of a 3/2 that is in a great neighborhood with blue ribbon schools. The sellers are very motivated and would take a lot less for cash. The house doesn't need any work, they just refinished it the...

Hello! My name is Ryan T. Wellmaker, and I am a real estate investor located here in Mt. Vernon, IL.  With being involved with family real estate for the majority of my young life, I am constantly looking to learn mor...

Hi all,Learned a valuable lesson in our first real estate purchase. I learned that one should be certain there are no prior inspections needed on the property by the previous owner. In the process of getting the renta...

I had a funny yet expensive lesson I learned a couple weeks back. Hopefully others might be able to learn at my expense.

So we closed on a 3 family that was a short sale in Feb. 2 units were rented and the 3r...

This subject has probably been discussed many times before. But, for the newbies or other less experienced rehabbers (than myself) here is my most recent experience.....
Lesson 1.
I depended upon the disclosed square ...