This following is the 2nd full paragraph of my daily Craigslist ad.  What is in italics afterwards is a response someone sent me."If a motel room is your standard of living, you are pathetic. I'd rather not rent a hou...

I'm curious if anyone has run a comparison of the returns on a Self Directed IRA versus simply using after tax cash.

So funding a SDIRA has an obvious benefit, tax savings. With all the deductions and credits, etc e...

I am looking to buy my first home and am bidding on HUD properties as an owner occupant and paying cash.

On hudhomestore.com, I found a listing with an as-is price of 29K and that states 'The listing and selling br...

The role of the Appraiser is an odd one: Way too much art (opinions) and way too little science (data-analytics), with way, way, way too little accountability. While the world embraces tech tools to automate workflow...

I closed escrow on the sale of my very first flip back in January. Craziness of life got in the way and I never got around to posting about it here. However, I figured it was time. I SERIOUSLY credit BP for some of th...

I am curious as to what fellow investors think about who is the most qualified to analyze comparable sales. I understand that Realtors and Appraisers are the ones with legitimate access to the MLS, but if you had ...

Hey Everyone,There has been some good discussion about Gastonia lately, particularly in this thread started by @Johnny Szeto. While there has been some excellent discussion and some anecdotal evidence shared by @Ty...

I'm reading Think and Grow Rich right now, and the six steps to change your mindset are very specific of the goal you write that you are supposed to repeat aloud twice a day. The problem is it revolves around money, a...