I'm looking at buying a property to live in and eventually rent. My lender is suggesting a 10 year fixed vs a 30 year right now due to rates. My strategy is to keep the home long term so to me a 10 year doesn't seem l...

Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE).  It seems to be everywhere these days.  I just heard on a podcast that there is a movie coming out in a few months about the FIRE movement - which sounds awesome.  I'm sure ...

Has anyone dealt with Do Hard Money.com and if so how was your experience I thought hard money guys didn't ask for money up front, any thoughts? 

Auctions!!  Are there still potential liens when buying at a auction???  If so, what is legal procedure to clear the liens??

I'm being told by everybody that its a scam but I can't figure out the angle...Has anybody ever heard of them or done any business with them?

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HI BP, I was at a Financial College meeting with a man I've met twice. Everything was about college, until he asked, "Do you want to go to college?" I answered, saying that I knew it was a terrible investment that Im ...

So, there's this house that has been deeply discounted about $100,000 off its original listing price. Just last month there were 3 armed robberies next door to that house on a street with businesses. There have been m...

I am living in a market (Marin county cali) where everything is going for well over asking, some of them 200k over! I am a newbie and it does not make sense to even start here when everything is over priced. There are...

Thoughts about purchasing a brand new home that doesn't meet the 1% rule.
It's near a new elementary in a growing area outside of Austin. 205k, 3/2, rent is about 1500 in the area. It will be my first rental which is...

Have you ever read a post on one of these forums saying something like, “I would never invest in California/Detroit because it is a horrible place to invest.” Or “C-class neighborhoods only look good on paper but you ...