I recently purchased a house for $120,000 in cash. The cost approach on the house is $185,000 after renovations. If I go through a conventional lender they are requiring me to use a hard money lender to renovate the h...

Hello everyone,I've been studying real estate investing on and off for about 3 years now, since 2014. I've listened to almost every podcast, read dozens of books, scoured the forums and the internet, and I tell everyo...

I am looking at an REO property listed w/ an agent for 388,000. I found that the home had a 83,000 balance on the original mortgage. I'd like to make an offer but I'm not sure what offer to make. Do you think it at al...

What's easier to find renters for? a 4br or 3 Br or 2Br? Some people say 3 Bd/2Ba is the ideal combination. Others say you get more cashflow with a 4 bd/2,5 but you run the risk of higher vacancy because most of the t...

I've had a roth IRA and a mutual fund thru Northwestern mutual for just under 2 years. I'm 23, I wanted to get started early so I can buy a business with the money some day. I don't trust the guy that is in charge of ...

Are the great deals gone?Through the years I’ve been seeing less and less “great” purchases, and more and more deals to be had at “market” pricing.  Currently, we are at 12.75% interest with 3 - 5 points on the loan o...

My 11 year old daughter has about $12k in funds she was given from her grandfather. I have custodial responsibilities for that money. I was thinking of purchasing a property and I would be the credit partner and she...