What is your WHY??? What wakes you up in the morning and makes you want to do a deal? When I started 5 years ago, I used to think it was for financial freedom or more time with my future kids, but now I think I just e...

                                                            Economic Update
                                                            (August 3-7, 2020)

It’s 2020; a crazy C-R-A-Z-Y year. We are in the land ...

I have several duplexes that are financed with conventional 30 year Fannie/Freddie investment loans, but I have reached my limit  (10).  I am wondering how to proceed to acquire more properties.  When I talk to my loc...

I'm sure this question comes up often when people upgrade to a new home but don't need to sell their existing home as a contingency. I'm looking for advice on the following scenario. Party decides to buy new home and ...

I'm a licensed Realtor and investor. There's an awesome opportunity to purchase a large parcel of land that is prime property & location for development. I've sold new construction but never developed homes and it...

I'd like to use my IRA account to invest in RE. What is the best way to do this without liquidating my IRA? I'd like to use the money without actually withdrawing it to avoid paying income tax on the withdrawal. What ...

Chris kind of glossed over this since it was his intermediary between flips and flops, but does anyone have any thoughts here?
I love Bigger Pockets so much but I hate how I always want ten plus hour episodes and the...

Before the 2007–2008 mortgage meltdown, getting a conventional loan was much easier. If you could prove you had income on your tax returns whatever the source (1099, temporary positions or non full status employee pos...

What Value do we Add?I pose this question, because, with real estate being one of the few wealth building vehicles, I find myself asking, "Am I the only one that benefits from it?" For in every business, all of the s...

I lent money to a flipper in San Diego who claimed bankruptcy and fled to Canada. I then realized the lender made over a million dollars when he foreclosed on his property. I was wiped out as second lien holder which ...