Flipping my first house and first time dealing with sub-contractors.  The electrician that gave the best bid wants 50% up front.  I balked at that and he said he can do 25% up front.  He said he doesn't want to fund i...

Guys, please help me out with your opinion.I ordered tiles and had them delivered to the property. I specifically told the contractor in writing, what tiles were to go on the bathroom floor and walls.Today he sent me ...

I originally started writing about real estate because I wanted to hold myself accountable for my what I was doing, because I wanted to learn from my own mistakes and because I wanted to help others keep from making t...

The mortgage on my personal residence was just sold by GMAC to Ocwen. I'm pretty nervous because there's tons of horror stories on the web about Ocwen (saying the payment wasn't sent in when it was, and many other mis...

I'm curious as to how many of you SUCCESSFUL investors attend college (how many years) and what did you study? are you doing both what you studied and real estate? or only real estate?

I'm new to note investing and decided to take a learn by doing approach. I own some commercial real estate, ran a property management business for a while (ugh!) and owned a collection agency for 17 years.  So distres...

We are closing on our first two rental properties next week.  They are turn key ready to rent properties.  We have a few potential renters already.  One is a young couple with a dog.  I have dogs myself and know that ...

I’m going through a turnover on my SFH in Denver. The house will be rent ready in 2 weeks and so far the best application I’ve received is from a “independent contractor” working for a high end strip club. Everything ...

I think most people that have given it much thought and aren't agents/brokers themselves realize that the real estate industry is in serious need of reform.  Should someone without a college degree be making more mone...

I'm in the process of selling my primary residence FSBO.  We are in a very popular neighborhood, so for now, we won't be going through a listing agent.  We are also real estate investors, and we've been on the buy and...