Looking to buy a property in Fort Walton Beach. I’m in the military, and will be moving again in about 15 months. Currently renting, but was really debating buying a beach front condo in Okaloosa island to live in for...

Hello! This post is for people who are curious about international investing.

It is time for me to share another story concerning one of my international investments in Medellin, Colombia, South America. Considerin...

This going to be a lengthy post, so bear with me and appreciate the time for reading this.Background: My mother-in-law is having a difficult time with her landlord. She lives in a house in a lot of three homes in Los ...

I was curious if anyone out there has had experience with both the construction and/or economics of building new pole barn homes in rural areas that are within commuting distance of a sizable metro area.

I ha...

Just wondering ...I had a recent bad experience with a plumber that somehow convinced me that the 50% upfront and 50% at end was on the up and up.

Scenario:  $450k to investBackground: Currently have 7 SFH rentals (turnkey purchase) that are currently financed with 1 commercial loan (so that I could get HELOC to pay off house and car notes quickly) and 1 tear do...

I got a quote from solar city to put solar on our personal residence. Our house is pretty large and our average electric bill is $275 a month.  If we got solar the total costs for the system would be $33,000.  But acc...

I'm trying to understand how tax sales work in Texas to see if it's something I want to pursue further. I'll appreciate corrections or confirmations on the things I think I know and answers to the things I don't.I und...

For those interested in the Honolulu market and/or more generally locations with significant supply constraints, here is a recent story from Bloomberg.Bloomberg notes that property values (condo prices) have almost tr...

I have recently been evaluating what to do with my IRA. I first thought I would use it to do crowdfunding investments but I believe they gives you part of depreciation deduction in most cases so I lose that valuable ...