I have had a rolled over IRA invested in mutual funds for the last 10 years and am interested in diversifying my portfolio with real estate.  There is roughly $60k in the account.  Is this possible without penalty?

This is my first project that I'm doing on my own - 425sf addition + upgrading existing house. Permits are at the final stage and I need to decide on a contractor. I've checked references and visited their work on oth...

I was perusing craigslist and found an ad for a duplex for sale near downtown Indianapolis.  The seller is asking $36,000 for a 2 unit, 3bdr/1bth duplex.  Claims no repairs are needed, low maintenance property, and bo...

Lonnie Deals are financial boomerangs:I want to tell you about one of my favorite deal structures: the Lonnie Deal. That’s when an investor buys a mobile home on a rented lot for cash and resells it, offering owner fi...

I'm 23 years old. I've always wanted to be a dentist since high school. I am in my 2nd year of college getting ready for my 3rd out of 5 years of undergraduate. I'm planning on majoring in Marketing and completing cla...

In the process of reading "Twitter Power 2.0" and one of the interesting things I read about is your profile picture should be a picture of you, not of your pet, or a landscape scene. This got my attention because it ...

Hello all, I am just starting out in this real estate investing business and I need advice from like-minded individuals. I went to one of those "guru" classes last August and ended up purchasing a course package. Befo...

Hey BP. I’ve had this triplex in escrow for about 4 weeks now. Walk through was good. Inspection report was good, and I was present for it. No major stuff of the property. Everything seems to be running smooth. Only t...