Financial literacy and knowledge: To be a successful real estate investor, it's important to have a good understanding of financial concepts such as cash flow, return on investment, and risk assessment. This will help...

I listened to former CEO of BB&T John Allison speak at Harvard Law School this morning. Give us Liberty, but not a Bailout!He talked about bad mistakes made in real estate driven by governmental policy. And anxiet...

Interesting scenario.  My fiance' and I bought a SFR in our home town which is new construction.  We went there, picked out the lot, the exact layout of the house (these were predetermined, about 10 selections) signed...

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I recently acquired a retail building and I have a tenant who has trouble paying his rent. His rent is 6k a month and he is sometimes able 3000 in two separate payments. His business is somewhat seaso...

My hot water heater broker and started leaking, it happened in the evening and they tenants didn't think it was a big deal so went to bed.  Needless to say the next morning they woke up to a very wet apartment.  The b...

[Note: Seeing that I was the last poster to the Canadian Real Estate Forum - and that was three months ago - this may not be the place to post this question :-(]

Brandon and Josh have altered the dashboard and I am ...

Hello BP!I'm looking for visual reference material that would provide an at-a-glance display of at least the essential puzzle pieces to a real estate transaction specifically concerning the entities/parties involved &...

Looking for feedback on our next venture.We have looked into these areas, visited east Texas and have been watching the market. However we are not boots on the ground and would appreciate insight from anyone with expe...

Don't look now but another seismic shift is coming to a real estate market near you.As you might have heard, there have been several recent class action law suits and even Department of Justice guidance that could cha...

Hey Guys!I came across a wholeseller that had 5 units (4 - 3/2s & 1 - 2/1) in a townhouse community in South Atlanta for $150,000 total. He said that each unit needs about $30-40K of rehab. I did some research on ...