Has anyone borrowed from their life insurance policy or used it as collateral to invest? I've had a few people that said this is a great strategy and to make sure I have the policy setup correctly. Working on getting ...

Forgive me if this has been posted before. A search didn't find anything. As you probably know, the Democrats in the House passed the Hereos Act, A part of this bill calls for a Federal Ban on evictions of any residen...

Has anyone sat through the entire Connected Investors latest webinar? There are some big claims made in the teasers and wonder what the deal is. I gave up 35 minutes in after it started to smell too much of sales pitc...

We are seeing more and more syndications and funds getting into trouble. And while years will have to pass before we can really understand the nuances of what leads to losses in each deal, and how to parse out what is...

NYTimes asks has home buying and how home buyers look at buying fundamentally changed?  Austin and Austin home buyers were profiled in this Sundays NYTimes article.  I can't post the link but there is a paywall anyway...

A quick comment about Brian Gibbons, if I may.I have never met Brian but for the last several months I have been following his posts, along with posts from other people, on this blog. His posts have always been well t...

I'm sure most of you would never rent rooms in your own house that you're living in with a roommate, but... I need to. Nice house... quality finishes, though a bit older. I want to minimize damage, and make utilities...

Although it scares the hell out of my wife I am developing an interest in rental properties and I'd like some advice. I am fortunate enough to earn a very good living that allows for 3-4 days off per week due to a com...

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 ...