I am an engineer by trade and sometimes out of curiosity, I look where I shouldn't have, and this had in the past lead me to some big headaches.

So I have this condo vacant and went around and did a bunch o...

Hello BP!!

During some research I have came across Dodd-Frank and SAFE act regulations with seller financing. As a new investor should I meet with a RMLO and/or Real Estate Attorney:

Before I start maki...

@Ali Boone , @Charles McNelly, and others have talked about lifestyle design, and how it fits into their real estate investing - or should I say, how their real estate investing fits into their lifestyle design. I've ...

My wife and I are beginning to pool funds to begin a real estate investing venture.  I have a 401k from a former employer that I would like to leverage to our new business.  I have been researching "Checkbook Control"...

Hey all, I'm doing some research for an upcoming post and I'd love to get some group brainstorming done. My question is: What are the key indicators of a good rental market?  (For example, schools, crime, jobs, etc.)O...

Hi, I'm a new landlord renting out my townhouse and I've just provided my first tenants with their accounting of the security deposit.  The tenants are upset because of the amount I've withheld.  Here are the basic fa...

For the first time in years, I'm having very little return on a Craigslist ad. The property is just a tidy little 2/1, nothing exciting, pretty run-of-the-mill with one major flaw, no washer/dryer hookups. Price ...

We're almost done with our rehab on one of our houses and we decided to keep the existing tubs because the area doesn't warrant a complete redo of the baths.

The tubs are a little dark from years of use and we want t...

First flip & the death of a partnership: Metro Orlando
First flip in Metro Orlando with photos! For my purposes, I define Metro Orlando as everything within a 1-hr commute to downtown Orlando. I use this definiti...

I am starting this topic to open a dialogue regarding acceptable investor returns. What I mean by acceptable investor returns is as follows:

THE TOPIC:

At what point is the investor being greedy?

I will use the ex...