I'm a former banking lawyer, and former lawyer for the FDIC closed-bank division. I can tell you, from the inside, how banks evaluate short sale offers. Since then, I've successfully negotiated many short sales to buy...

I've been living in an apartment the last couple of years while accumulating more money for my rental investments.  In May of this year I started to have some a/c issues.  The weather was getting warmer (gets REALLY h...

Hello everyone,
I recently became the owner of a home on Rural Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, and have encountered a significant issue that I hope some of you might have insights on.
When I bought the house, I not...

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...

My unrelated personal business has taken off and I may be looking at making $500k this year. I own no real estate. I've never made this much money or even close. I need to get rid of some of this cash so I'm not payin...

Hi Everyone! I am so excited to have found this amazing resource to help me begin my real estate investing career. I am 26 and currently work in client account management and know this is not where my heart resides. I...

I have just had a big blow to morale.  I have a SFH with 4 bedrooms and the tenant is on Section 8 in New Orleans, LA.  The cooling part of the HVAC system totally died about a year ago (HVAC can still heat house).  I...

I am going to keep this as short as possible because I feel I could write a book at this point.I bought a duplex for $60k 1.5 years ago (my first and only property so far). It was ripped down to the studs and remodele...

Hey guys,I saw few houses in Florida that are for sale but it says that this house wont qualify for financing because it was old, or something like that.Does it mean that houses in Florida not so durable? Thank you

What can a buy&hold guy do to shave an extra $100 off monthly expenses without taking on additional work for himself? Tips I've gathered so far are a combination of the following: challenge property taxes, shop fo...