Tom Dillon
Discount note investing durring different market cycles
I've always been a fundamental real estate investor, buying single family homes in Austin after the stock market dot com crash when foreclosures were plentiful and renting them until the market came back. Moving into ...
Christopher Davis
Caution against buying from this builder
I would like to provide a friendly warning for all realtors and investors in Nashville reading these forums. This is a red alert against buying any new construction homes by builder Jay Ellis of Airtight Resources. I ...
Manley Woods
Purchasing Older Properties
I’m looking to purchase some rental property in the Saint Louis, MO area but the majority of the properties in my price range are older (built in 1910’s to 1930’s). Has anyone had any positive or negative experiences ...
Terry Dunlap
Does this sounds sketchy to you?
I recently bought a SFR from this company that also is managing the property for me. They know I'm an out-of-state investor. However, I grew up in the area and we know many of the same people.I asked for his help in l...
Rick Griffith
Why you won't be successful in Real Estate, despite what you know
This Saturday I awoke early, and got in my car to start my 1 1/2 trip to Philadelphia. Ron LeGrand, the millionaire real estate investor was set to speak. My Real Estate education goes as far as some courses and b...
James McKay
The grand exit! 1031 to the afterlife?
As someone wobbling before their 1st investing baby steps this question isn't a top priority, but following 'begin with the end in mind' (and because I like to follow odd tangents)...Everyone has their personal plan, ...
Daniel Pitta
How legally binding is a promissory note ?
I have a good friend who is a GC and investor here in the DC area. Long story short, he’s able to locate offmarket deals and uses private lenders to help fund the rehab costs, in exchange for a percentage of the profi...
Ann Bellamy
Seller financing is about to get ugly on Jan 10 2014
Great article about new restrictions when selling a property and providing financing to the end buyer. These restrictions go into effect under Dodd-Frank on January 10. These are federal restrictions, not limite...
Jonathan Safa
Essentials in the Home
Hey everyone, About to list my parents ranch house. It's a pretty nice property that is renting 50%-75% higher than the average rent in the area. Given that it is a nicer property, should we have the following in the ...
Evan Bell
Anyone use 1800ACCOUNTANT??
So I set up my LLC through LegalZoom and got a "free" 1 on 1 call with a rep from 1.800.ACCOUNTANT as part of setting up through them.I just got off the phone with the rep, and now I ask you: Has anyone here used 1.80...