Welcome to the first 2014 East Bay Meetup!

The last meetup in Oakland was a great exchange, so time for another one! Please post on this forum instead of the old one if you plan to attend, so I can get a ba...

Going to try to negotiate the purchase of vacant lot tomorrow. Any advice?I’m meeting the owner of a vacant lot tomorrow to try to negotiate the purchase of a vacant lot in the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s a killer pr...

When I was a kid, I would look at the cars as they would drive down the road.  All of the cool cars I would either think to myself or ever say aloud to myself, "That's my car."  And when I was asked how much money I w...

Basic info about me:22 years old150,000 in bank to spend on real estate4 year electrician in alberta oilfield(I hate my job, and am quitting after 3 months) will be working as a painter once I get my electrical ticket...

I have been researching real estate cycles and found real estate economist Homer Hoyt theory of 18 year real estate cycle in the 1930's. In the early 90's economist Fred E. Foldvary predicted the real estate crash in ...

Every investor no matter how experienced was a "newbie" at one time....everyone had a point where they were starting out.  For all the NEW INVESTORS out there....what IS your biggest fear and how DO you plan to overco...

Here's my situation, My name is Grant Hamlin and I am 21 years old. Right now I am attending college in Oregon and am pursuing a Business Degree. I am 2 years in and am now applying for Oregon State Universities Busin...

So I'm in the learning phase of REI and want to start taking some action. I know I want to have buy and hold multi-unit properties but been a little confused what I should start with since I haven't had any experience...