So recently I’ve been incredibly excited about this new journey of REI. I’ve been looking at properties in the Indianapolis/Louisville markets and have found some places I’m interested in. No one in my family has any ...

Question for my seasoned investors and mentors. I'd like to get a healthy debate going here. I live in the very expensive Brooklyn/NYC market. I have about 250k in liquid assets and I earn a high W-2 income. I have a ...

My mother bought a 2 family house for 514K back in 2006.  The mortgage was very complex and handled by the now defunct WMC(of GE), infamous for using scissors and xerox machines to fake documents, and anything else im...

Greetings good people , Not every is going to like me or feel comfortable to me . thats normal . but what is not normal is when it is becoming the norm .  I contact a seller , he r she replies to me and we agree to me...

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I have a multi-family (4-unit) property that my parents and I are looking to acquire in Michigan (Northern metro Detroit). It is an interesting piece and I would LOVE to get some feedback ...

I feel that I am a good everyman when it comes to the average beginner in real estate investing. I've read a lot of books that most accomplished investors have (mostly the Rich Dad series), but have no experience in d...

I've been reading on the 50% rule for calculating viability on a potential rental income property:
Gross monthly rent
-(minus)50% for operating expenses
______________________________(equals)
NOI(Net Operating Inco...

 In working with investors in a tourism-based market, vacation rentals are a constant discussion. Not only because other people are interested but because I am shifting my personal portfolio to focusing on them as wel...

About four years ago I got a 4-unit property with a FHA 203K loan, I was 26.  The goal was to fix it up, live in it and rent the other 3 units out to cover the entire mortgage and have a a slight profit.  I was gettin...

Just watched this show with my wife last night. It made me think of the quote the rich get richer but I'm still pretty skeptical. The show basically went as follows:If you have 300k cash to spare go buy a foreclosure/...