We're conducting a 2007 real estate goals group writing project for those people who blog about real estate. With that in mind, I thought it would be appropriate to ask our members to set their own real estate goals ...

I have been doing a lot of research regarding the Dodd Frank act. I have a couple of ideas that might help avoid legal issues with Dodd Frank. I spoke with my attorney yesterday and he said on one knows if rent to own...

Hey guys, absolutely love this site and everyone on it. I'm just about to jump into the Buy & Hold side of REI and just wondering if anyone has any classic mistakes that they would see a first timer like me make c...

I've been using Cozy for rental applications and rent collection for years. Now that Apartments.com own Cozy, I've already stopped using their application functionality and I'm worried about how rent collection will b...

Bought a teardown at a tax auction, went in and knocked a hole in one of the kitchen walls, found three stud bays filled with plastic-wrapped used bills, mostly twenties but lots of fifties, hundreds. $873K total. The...

I've been seeing some recent news on 40-year mortgages. I'm not sure if they even apply to investment properties, but i'm going to assume they do. Would this actually make more sense for Investment properties? Especia...

Controversial TV flipper & Real estate Guru Armando Montelongo is coming to my town next month. I don't have much knowledge of him other then what I have read online & seen of his show. His show was pretty ent...

There are a number of seasoned investors on this thread, so I'd like to take advantage of that and post a deal I'm working on--in fact, using Charles Best's "Down Payment Assistance" strategy.

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I recently contacted a real estate agent and asked if she works with investors. She said "yes I can help you, let me know what you're looking for" But how do I let her know that I'm assigning contracts?  Any script I ...

Hi everyone I was just looking into signing up for the Home Depot credit card yesterday (which I found doesn't have that great of benefits) and I started wondering.. out of the three biggest box stores (Home Depot, Me...