My worst loss was $100,000 trading foreign exchange. I made $100,000 one year then lost $200,000 the next.

My worst real estate deal I lost about $25,000 on. Paid too much, rented to dirt bag tenant for way...

I am so excited that our 4th Flip project finally was closed last Monday. It was the real big flip project for us this year and especially important one because I had joint venture with new investor who came to know f...

It seems like a scam. I can search the property appraiser to see when the title was transferred. I can all the tax collector to see if taxes are current. I can get a copy of a warranty deed from the courthouse for nex...

Hello, first time posting after months of podcasts and reading thru forums. Myself and another friend of mine are really looking into investing in a high COL area (Ashburn VA). Lots of appreciation potential, new deve...

I'm a first time investor. 
Currently, looking into a fourplex in Bay Area, the rent is 2100, due to the landlord didn't increase rent for past 6 years. If the rent increase to 2400, I can break even, while the pre-c...

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I am looking to start investing relatively soon. I've done tons of research on investing via books, blogs and websites like biggerpockets. Now that that I know how I want to invest, the next question is wh...

I see a bunch of incredibly cheap properties (under $10k for SFH) in Detroit. They are currently rented for about $600/mo and appear fairly close to downtown. I know that people were fleeing the city before, but wit...

I was at a coffee shop the other day with a very good friend, and she was flipping through one of the local weekly papers, and she asked why so many brokers put their pictures in their ads. I couldn't offer any good i...

So please correct me if I'm wrong. But, I have to reside in the house for a year if it is a FHA loan?   What if I was to find a house and use the FHA plus 203k loan, then once I'm ready to sell convert to a convention...