I've listened to many of the podcasts on this site. Many recommend that a buy and hold investor should start by managing his/her own properties.  I was wondering if anyone could tell me what they have gained by managi...

With just a few weeks left in the year, it's likely that I'll end 2020 having made no purchases. I only began looking in earnest in late October, so I don't feel too bad about it, but I'd love to hear about what YOU p...

If you're only looking to buy one house, is there an issue with making several offers on different short sales and then when one is accepted by the bank backing out on the others (after the seller(s) accept, but befor...

What do you invest in when all the cyclical investments seem to peak at once?In my humble opinion:Real estate is due for a correction.The stock market is due for a big correction. Every currency is on shaky ground.Pre...

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That Atlanta market peaked on July 2007 and bottomed in March of 2012. We have since made a complete "V" shaped recovery since March 2012. At this significant bottom, and retail real estate were trading at 1996 pri...

If you were to restart your life at 17 already knowing you want to get into real estate investing, would you go to college with a full-ride or would you get started investing without wasting any time, and why?