I have posed this question to help me serve my students better.  I know most answers will focus around lack of money, but I think the answer is more complex.  My three biggest reasons for taking action: FEAR, family m...

We get a lot of this, and sometimes, it really does baffle me. As my profile says, I'm an affordable-housing handyman landlord running a small outfit out here in Pittsburgh and doing what I do is NOT EASY. It's signif...

My "mentor" told me to stop chasing FI and to get a secure job. Should I fire him? What should I do?

This house barely cash flows. I worry about it being near the peak especially in LV due to the looming recession. With 85k involved in closing, it isn't an ideal time to buy if the market turns against me and I can bu...

I'm listening to a webinar from Phil Grove with a houston meetup that I couldn't attend tonight. Has anyone heard of him and what do you think? I am thinking he is a GURU.

Is there anyone who is doing long distance investing? investing out of there country or state? Cause I want to know what measures do I have to take before investing in another country or state.

If you had to guess, what is the success rate in real estate investing?  Success being defined by someone being able to live above average lifestyle strictly based upon their earnings in real estate.I bet its below 5%...

To my sisters and brothers in the real estate biz - I'm considering joining Exp Realty and curious to hear your thoughts - positive and negative - on this company/their approach. On the one hand, the stock options, ag...

Good morning all.  The last few months have been rather frustrating, and I'm hoping to get some advice from others who may have had similar experiences.  
I got my RE Agent License almost a year ago.  Very quickly, I...