I was just wondering what everybody's education or background is? seems that a large percentage of you folks have some type of formal "business" or finance education, or come directly from the world of Real Estate?

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Dear Pocketers,

How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?

While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...

Hello fellow REI just asking opinions of members regarding the pluses and minuses for a first rental property. I have been able to save around 25k cash in the bank with no debt to my name and minimal life expenses (li...

Hello flippers

I am trying to get a good plan on how to do some low cost flipping. I need to have a good plan to show the wife I am dead serious about this.

I am outside of Detroit. In this area you c...

Background: The economy is on a tear, but trees don't grow to the sky.  At some point, it will over-extend and go into recession when financial commitments default.Last time, the trigger was a default on home mortgage...

I know this has has been asked many times with various amounts....I am curious what Detroit investors would say.. I have a few directions that I am considering...But what would you successful, seasoned, experienced De...

Just watched the 60 minutes special on the homeless crisis. Very concerning when you realize that we are part of the problem. To keep our business profitable we absolutely have to screen tenants for felony’s, rental...

Calling all underdog RE investors.If you got into real estate because you were an engineer, lawyer, doctor, or otherwise have large amounts of discretionary income, that's cool, but I want to hear from the unlikely he...

I found an HVAC tech online who had 64/64 five-star reviews on Google Maps. There was nothing but praise for him, so I gave him a shot. He diagnosed my problem as a faulty control board. He quoted me $700 for the boar...