Here's a new article from USA Today that I thought worth sharing:

FBI: Housing scams more than double

Apparently foreclosure scams are really on the up and the FBI expects the trend to continue....

Thoughts?

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Let's say you got 2 prospective tenants who tell you that they are undocumented immigrants and have not social security numbers. That will not work when at Smartmove for background check. How do you politely tell them...

Check out this article at the Atlanta Post: http://atlantapost.com/2011/01/21/wouldnt-gangs-make-good-real-estate-investors/. The author makes a compelling (but scary :D) point.

Hello everyone! I'm Hyun Cho, currently living in Leesburg, Virginia. I'm completely new to investing in real estate and currently learning all I can. I grew up in Northern Virginia and lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico a...