Hi everyone!Some quick background info on me. I've been involved with REI since I was a child through my dad. He's a very successful real estate developer here in California and over the past 20 years, he's developed ...

I'm a gun owner and I own "that" rifle and "those" magazines, but the Sandy Hook incident has changed my mind. It's not just guns, but guns are part of the picture and such needs to be addressed. I had teachers that h...

Chicago is a hot market now but the State, County and City all have significant public employee pension and healthcare debt (that cannot be reduced except maybe in a bankruptcy).  Property taxes are already high, but ...

Hey all..interested to hear some discussion surrounding the recent BP Podcast on Asset Protection (the "YOU WILL GET SUED" issue)So far I have 7 rental properties all multi unit having several units each, and they are...

I come across so many syndications and just as many people trying to get you to hire them to show you the ropes of putting together your own syndication. What I’ve not read is anyone’s experience as an LP investor in ...

As a newbie with limited capital from which to begin investing, and a Dave Ramsey fan, I'm struggling with how to justify REI knowing he teaches to do everything with cash, including REI. In fact, it would seem that a...

Investing in short-term rental (STR) properties and using the STR Tax Loophole is one of the few tax strategies that can save physicians with a fairly high W2 income 6 figures in taxes without working full-time in rea...

I love the forums and the podcasts, but one constant I see is that people are looking to add more properties or refinance properties for cash to buy more properties etc.Why don't more people start snowballing down the...

I’m just starting out. I’ve been reading like crazy, analyzing deals CONSTANTLY, driving neighborhoods, talking with my real estate agent, meeting with investors currently in my market (and other markets).But when I t...

I have had a interesting discovery recently. At the end of last year, I was finishing updating my financials and I realized that my networth had reached over 1 million dollars. That had been one of my financial goals ...