Does anyone know if any banks would allow an investor to self insure their properties?  I asked a few of my bankers as well as friends in insurance and no one seems to have an answer.  My issue is, with over 80 homes ...

Hello,I am trying to build up a list using ListSource. Kind of overwhelming considering the number of options available. I have a set up area chosen here in Houston where I would like to find motivated sellers. What i...

Hello, I just wanted to formally introduce myself; My name is Dan Lehman and I am a Rochester, NY native who is looking to become a real estate investor/agent. While I haven't acquired my first rental yet and I'm stil...

Hey everybody,So today my concern is on "crowdfunding" not too familiar with the term but to put it in a simplistic way for me to understand is basically, you and a group of other individuals partner up and all fund f...

Buying Investment properties online makes sense? Will you do it? What's your input? Have you done it? how is it working for you? Taking into consideration @Davidgreen book, Buying long-distance real estate investment....

Looking for best practices on coordinating maintenance/service requests with the tenants and providers. I'm writing this post partly out of frustration and hoping I can gather up some tips so I can remove this frustra...

SHORT BIOGRAPHYHello everyone. My name is Steve and I currently live in a small northwestern town in Indiana. 29 years of age and married to my soulmate who I met on Xbox Live back in 2008! I've been an avid gamer jus...

I have been researching companies to open up a sdira through, please share pro's and con's? Have anyone heard of rocketdollar?

Well, I took last Wednesday (10/18) off from work and sat in front of my computer for nearly 10 hours.  My goal was simple, to snag up an amazing deal at the tax deed auction.  Needless to say that did not happen.  Al...

I am considering moving my sizeable 401(k) from my previous employer to a Self Directed IRA or self directed 401(k) so that I can access the balance to use a down payments on rental properties. I've come up with the t...