I've previously had some success direct mail marketing to probate attorneys for leads on distressed properties.It was over a year ago but it did produce 1 deal worth a $10k assignment fee on a distressed property.The ...

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I am a long-time forum lurker who recently has had the ability to more realistically consider starting my real estate investing journey. I have read multiple real estate investing books (currently have Mul...

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I am a newer investor and have purchased 2 REO homes in the last month. Both homes are desirable homes 4/2.5 that I got for very good prices.
I have listed the first home for rent, and almost everyone that...

Economic Update
(Monday, March 22, 2012)
The TV commercial used to say “When E.F. Hutton speaks everyone listens.” Well, E.F. Hutton is no more. Now we have the Federal Reserve. And when the Fed speaks, truly EVE...

For those of you investing in Baltimore County Maryland--and especially with multi-units--how do you handle the water bills?-Do you pay it yourself and "include" it in the rent?-Do you have a method of determining whi...

Hey everyone - so I have taken your advice in growing my realtor partner base, but now I want to ask how do I sustain these relationships? What are realtors looking for from me? Because I do not want to scare them off...

I am a new investor and have been solely looking for duplex properties. I see a lot of nice single family homes for sale and often see investors talking about their portfolios of single family homes. When I run the nu...

Has anyone seen a list comparing the fees (if any) for each of the top direct booking sites? Does it pay to be on every single one at the beginning? Or, should I just focus on Air BnB and HomeAway at first? Can you re...

Hi, I'm a first time house flipper and just bought my first foreclosed property for 108k. The comps in the area are anywhere between 200-220k. Ive been meeting with contractors everyday, but don't really know whats a ...