Real Estate allows you to be in more control. Buying stocks leaves you at the mercy of the market forces.
I have always been fascinated by financial markets. Investing in real Estate and the stock market excites me. ...

I would like to lay out a scenerio for a property that I am closing on in the next few weeks (hopefully, we have a final approval for SS) and hear what other buy and hold investors have to say.

Backstory- My ...

I have recently bought 4 subdivision lots in a good area of Memphis Tn. Good schools, desirable area and not a war zone. New houses in the area have recently sold for about $$130,000. (1708 heated sf. With a 1 car gar...

Hi folks,Anyone here have experience in buy + hold rental properties in Folwell, Near North, Payne-Phalen, South of Maryland, or other higher-crime areas? In particular, I'm curious to know what expenses (insurance, s...

Hello! I am brand new to real estate investing and am chomping at the bit to get my first deal under contract!

I have found an abandoned house right in my neighborhood and trying to figure out how to go ab...

Looking to do a quick job and change floors in a multi, thought about pulling up old linoleum in bathroom and kitchen and wanted to put tiles down but looking for something relatively easy and cost effective.  Any bad...

The Serenity Prayer of Reinhold Niebuhr, "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.Living one day at a time; enjoying one mo...

Hey, everyone. I guess "new" is subjective because I've been reading this site forever. But after meeting Joshua Dorkin last fall at a conference I finally got around to signing up. (Sorry it took so long!)

My real e...

I have an aging duplex purchased in 2012 with substantial gains and I'm considering cashing out to build a 4plex. Would this be considered a "like kind" exchange in the eyes of Almighty IRS b/c it's a new construction...

It’s been a while since I’ve posted about one of our flips, so I wanted to show you guys some pictures of one of our recent ones and share some of the lessons I’ve learned in the past two years. I bought this flip bac...