Hi everyone! My name is Jake Stimmel and I'm a senior in Biology at ISU, but living in the Champaign/Urbana area. I've had an interest in REI for a long time now, but didn't feel I had the know-how or money to get sta...

Hello all,I feel as though I'm in a pretty good position. I interned for a small but rapidly growing Commercial Real Estate Firm last summer and one of, if not the top broker at the company has asked me to work under ...

My husband and I are in contract with our first rental property in Deland Fl. Home inspection has my husband wanting to get out of contract. The home does not have insulation in the attic. Cost is  $1500. Plus some ot...

Hello All, I apologize if this topic has been discussed in detail elsewhere, I was unable to find it if it has. I'm writing because I was presented an opportunity to purchase an empty lot in a very desirable part of t...

I am a newbie to real estate investing and I have been passive for a while reading a lot of great information from the forums, blogs and books. I want to take a plunge now and get a multi unit apartment to buy and ren...

Hey Everyone, I am working on a meetup and a place to talk about REI. Please message below if your interested and we will get something set up. Free no charge meetup just good friends and networking. 

Just this week I purchased my first list and sent our 900 post cards. I've even did a reverse look up of several people on my list and answered a few phone calls. What I have gathered was that I'm hitting an area wher...

I finished school when I was 16 and now, I'm 17 years old and I'm making 36,000 a year from my w2 job, I know there's not much I could do as of right now but what should I do to set me up so when I turn 18 I can start...

Well, here we go folks, I’m ready to lay this to bed once and for all. For years I’ve read from B and A class investors, others trying to scare me off of buying and renovating D class properties. They’d write, “It wil...

I invest out of state successfully.  I know some members and vehemently against it and have stated that they know many have lost their shirts.  Yet many members continue to go that route.  My take on this those that d...