We're trying to sell our first flip near Hagerstown, MD. The whole project, which we started back in September, has been a huge learning experience for us, as expected. Unfortunately, the selling part is not going so ...

So I like to ready different real estate article on a daily bases from forbes, yahoo, msn, realtor.com etc... Today I came across the most ridiculous article! It simply states that Fannie and Freddie see short sale fl...

This topic may be a bit more esoteric than most on this forum, but it does matter to me, and it stands to reason that it might matter to others. I posted a quick comment related to this in another thread and got a th...

My local market is very expensive and out of my price range for investment, so I've been investing in other markets. I bought my first two investment properties in Phoenix AZ two years ago.  Both needed only minor wo...

In the today's real estate markets, investors are finding an abundance of distressed inventory and in some cases for prices that are 10% of the "replacement" cost of the property.After quickly glancing at the rents on...

Hi Everyone!
This is a great site!!! I have been coaching some new investors over the last year and decided to start writing down the basics for they and others that I can share with in the future.
I have addressed s...

Here are the few NPNs I was looking at purchasing:1st Note:State: IllinoisAsking Price: $1,750Balance: $62,724BPO: $13,200Delinquent Taxes: $7,8672nd Note:State: IndianaAsking Price: $2,000Balance: $56,603BPO: $18,000...

I recently had an owner of a duplex approach me (because I own a rental property in the neighborhood) to see if I wanted to purchase his property.  The asking price (without agents) is $385k.  Each unit of the duplex ...

Hello everyone,

This is my first post, I've been a reader for about a week and now ready to ask a broad question. How should a first timer invest $80k in real estate?

First I'd like to thank the regular contributors...