This may be a noobie question but how is it possible to get into real estate in an area that is booming? I live in the Portland Oregon metro area and the prices of both single family and multi family houses are so muc...

Hey everyone! I’m completely new to real estate investing but have been eyeing on buying a rental property for a few months now. However, I heard from others that you would have to live in the property you bought for ...

Hi all,I'm a Canadian rental property investor based in Ontario. As we know, over the past few years prices have gotten pretty high leading to very low cash flow. Ontario is also one of the most tenant-friendly provin...

One of the things I always try to be conscientious to is herd mentality. Recognition of herd mentality and the pure luck of a well timed divorce kept me from investing in real estate in 2007 and waiting until 2008 wh...

Market Vertigo
by Cliff Draughn

"We give you a Republic; now see if you can keep it." -- Ben Franklin

As I have remarked in prior calendar-turning newsletters, it is this time of the year when most people pause ...

We decided to take the plunge. A year ago my wife and I outlined three different plans we could take to start investing. We were all set to go with a very conservative plan when some very unsettling events happened in...

Through a bit of reading and research, I am gathering that it is much easier to break into RE investment if you already own a home. I would like to know what your thoughts are on this, and also how some of you were ab...

Happy Monday BP!I've been working with a seller that is trying to sell 3 houses that are part of his father's estate. The IRS has a lien against his father's estate in the amount of $330k, and I have a contract with t...

Hey everybody, I have a bit of a dilemma I would love some input on. I'm a beginning investor. I actually just closed on my first two unit property. Now that I'm done with this deal I'm looking forward to the next. A...

Hi everyone, Dave from Philly here! I’m trying to put together a check list of things to do to analyze the market I plan on investing in, and I wanted to get some ideas from you all about what I should include on it....