Fundamentals: A Philosophy for Success in Life and Real Estate

Note: This article was written in collaboration with ChatGPT, an AI large language model, and reflects the philosophy and opinions of the author, Aaro...

Don't really have an option to move out of state, or interested in remote / long distance investing.I've been reading up on my local area ( Portland, OR ) and all I see are terrible comments about the situation for LL...

Hi all, I have been educating myself on real estate investing for the better part of 2 years now, and hopefully plan on closing a deal sometime soon near Indianapolis, IN. I worked for 2 years before going to college,...

Background. 29. Single no kids. 80k annually. Currently have a mortgage. Good credit.  California Bay Area. I do not have any real estate specific skills, but I work in finance so I'm reasonably comfortable with numbe...

With all this commotion about a falling market and homes appraising lower than what they are worth, why don't people start buying? Buy now and hold that property for a while. Forget flipping and short sale. Why settle...

I closed on a house about a month ago. Yesterday I received a call from my Title Company saying I need to write them a check for $10k. I went back and took a look at the HUD sheet and it appears that they wrote my dep...

In an area that can appreciate north of 2%/year and really do 2-4%/year for next couple years (area was flattish for a couple years and surged 8% last year.. not a lot of room to develop further in a growing metro are...

Hi everyone,I've been following the forums and podcast for a while, and now it's time for me to take it one step further :)I do not live in the states, but as my home country has a really tough real estate market whic...

People are generally in one of two camps on real estate, it's all about CAP rates or it's all about cash flow and the cash-on-cash return. It seems that neither is exactly correct, and neither is exactly wrong. When i...

I have a house under contract that I knew was in a rougher area. However, after speaking with 2 home inspectors they both informed me that this area is “ground zero for gang activity.” The purchase price is $33,800. R...