I'm a local buy & hold real estate investor in Terre Haute, Indiana.  I currently own two duplexes. I was looking to meet and talk with other real estate investors in the Terre Haute area. 

Hi,I was recently scouring LoopNet and came across a property that had an interesting note to it. The seller is offering a lease option on the property. That means that I can lease the whole building from him until we...

Hello I am a blue-collar investor! I currently work as a pipe welder kind of a local union hall.  I have always been in construction from the time I was 15.  I dropped out of high school my first day of ninth-grade . ...

I have a single family home in Fulton County, Georgia with a tenant that has been in place for a few years.  She has gotten behind on her rent before but would eventually clear her debts and any fees.  This tenant sto...

Hello everyone, I have been lurking over the forums for a couple of months and have decided make your acquaintance. I am a 34 year old Air Force veteran (2W0) and am currently residing in upstate NY near FT Drum.My...

Hi all! Very excited to join and learn all that I can here. I am an upstate NY software engineer looking for a way out of selling my time. I was convinced of Real Estate Investing as the best alternative over a year a...

I have read through many threads and get the idea that many people are under the impression that they can deduct their own time on federal taxes. By own time I am referring to completing required repairs, managing ren...

I apologize in advance if this has been discussed. I have discussed something in the past relating to this, but this was more specific to my current situation. I did a quick skim and didn't seem to find the answer I w...

I posted this in the member blogs last week, but wanted to get some more eyeballs on it.As many of you know, Mister Money Mustache (MMM) wrote a blog post entitled The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement th...

I wasn't sure which section it was best to put this under so hopefully it won't be too out of place here.  Love the site and appreciate you guys who take the time to offer advice.My situation in a nut shell is as foll...