What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A Cautionary Tale for Newbies and Not-So-NewbiesThis post is intended to share some observations gained from more than a decade as a real estate investor, and to offer some words of cauti...

Hi allQuestion for those of you with experience on choosing rental properties to invest in.  As I am looking through the list of properties my agent has provided me, I have noticed that there are a lot of properties o...

How do you see your market?  Have sales or prices peaked?  What are the unique characteristics affecting your market?  Where do you see it in 1-2 years?In Austin, sales are still high, but down a little from last year...

I have been doing HML for a few years. Really enjoy it and the returns have been pretty good. Am I crazy for wanting to start a private fund for HML? I really don't know anything about it except it requires SEC paperw...

Hello All, Just sat in on a presentation given by a lady that runs a non profit that sets up homeless veterans with a myriad of resources to help get them off the street. One thing that struck me was the request for "...

Hey everyone! I'm desperately trying to fund a deal and time is of the essence! Here are the details of the property: Triplex listed for 155kUnits/Rents:2/1 - $650/mo2/1 - $650/mo3/1 - $750/moAll units will be empty o...

Federal Reserve reduced its economic outlook for 2009.

The central bank said it expects some business conditions to improve in coming months, but it also lowered its assessment of the economy for the full year and sa...

I'm thinking about a SFH or condo in the central west florida area (e.g. sarasota et al.). I don't live in the area so will use property management to rent it.

This will not be a business, more of a longer term inv...

Hey guys,

I recently met a seller who owed nothing on his property. It's a good property, under 10 years old, 3/2 with 1300 sqft, etc etc.

The house has comps from 70k (fixer) to 90k (move in condition). It can rent...