I just purchased “the simple man’s guide to real estate.” Has anyone tried it? I looked at several others before purchase. It cost about$110.00. I got a manual, a contract maker, and I paid $10 to get a coach...

I live near St Paul MN and I am struggling to find a sale where I would actually come out with a positive cash flow. Suggestions? Looking to purchase my first rental property!

It seems that purchasing property in all cash would have the best outcome for investments. The owner would not have a mortgage. The owner would have to pay property taxes. Buying with all cash gives the owner the opti...

Given that there is such a liquid market of buyers online I was wondering what people's thoughts are on the commission paid to Realtors. A 6% commission has always seemed scandalously high to me given the typical amo...

Hello All! My name is jeremy, and im a relatively new member of this greatly appreciated and informative site. Im thinking that ill be able to get some good advice and/or info on implementing an idea that ive had for ...

So theres a ton of talk about being over leveraged, a downturn or correction is coming, etc etc. Well, I'm pretty leveraged. It was the only way to succeed without a 350k/year 9-5. brrr over and over. So correct me if...

I recently listened to the podcast GRE (Get Rich Education with Keith Weinhold) and his guest was Ted Benna, who has been credited to being the father of the 401K. (Here is the link to the episode for any who are inte...

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This article is talking about apts nationally. Vacancies continuing to rise and article says they will continue to rise. Tied to unemployment fi...

I hired two professional tilers to tile one of my properties.Their quote was $500 more than another estimate I received but I felt like they were professionals who I could trust to do a good job.Indeed they have been ...

When I was a kid, I would look at the cars as they would drive down the road.  All of the cool cars I would either think to myself or ever say aloud to myself, "That's my car."  And when I was asked how much money I w...