Reading another thread, @Nathan G. said "I suspect it's in the neighborhood of 20% (of landlords) that hold reserves and even fewer that hold the proper amount."I see a LOT of people asking how to start investing with...

So I've been trying to decide on whether or not I should obtain a salesperson's license. I finally decided I should, and thus signed up for an online course. I'm a few hours in and I fear I may have just wasted my mon...

I've been actively investing in short-term rental properties for the past three years, managing one live property and another that will go live in two months. I'm now considering expanding my real estate ventures into...

I've recently moved back to Pensacola, Florida and I'm helping my friend by rentals in Baldwin County, Alabama. Helping my friend has reignited my desire to take action for myself in real estate. HOWEVER, I don't know...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some sage advice on the re-developement of commercial/industrial buildings for the purpose of re-zoning them into multi-family apartment buildings. Sort of the loft-style living. I have ex...

I am a 44 year old man with a family and the best of intentions. My 401k is about 14 years old and our 529 started on my daughters 1st B-day. She's going to be 4 soon. My problem is there are SO many choices for these...

Just who does the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the National Credit Union Association (NCUA) protect? Everyone feels it is their own savings that is being protected. Not so! The FDIC is actually set...

Some of my rentals loans have about 20 percent of the debt paid off. Given that we may be going into turbulent economic and times, and I work in an industry going through a downturn I figure now is a good time to imp...

Hi all, I have a property in Atlanta that was successfully rented out to the same tenant for a couple of years with no major red flags -- good credit score and stable job. Unfortunately, last year the tenant failed to...

I've never had an equity partner in all the deals I've done. I've only used my own money, private money and bank financing to fund my own deals. However, this has limited me to doing a fixed number of deals per year...