So my wife and I are giving serious thought to starting a Self Directed IRA with plans to eventually purchase rental property. I haven't really been able to find a concrete, clear, concise breakdown of how it all work...

In Podcast # 109, Scott talked about the limitation of insurance policies. Basically, from what I understood, the interest of your insurance company does not necessarily align with the landlord's. So when a claim is f...

I have liquid capital coming my way of which I'd like to put about $100,000 to work. Is this amount realistic to be considering buying an apartment complex? I want to leverage other people's money through REI, and am ...

A good amount of my 350,000+ 70% deals with fairly low days on market are getting passed up. I'd like to get some feedback from my investors and agents with investor clients about their experience with successful/unsu...

Seller financing question....I'm thinking about proposing this to a seller.  Purchase price 600k, I give him 60k for a down payment, then 5k per month for 1 year (60K). After 1 year I owe him the rest of the price for...

The average vacancy rate in Austin is hovering around 15%.

Hi everyone,I'd like to get my ducks in a row and getting the LLC is one of those ducks.  ;-)I'm in CO and have another LLC for my real estate media business, and wonder if there is anything different I should be awar...

Hello everyone,I was wondering how far off are zestimate prices on rent, and the price of a property?

Hey all,I need some guidance, I’ve recently discovered a house FSBO. I met with the owner and looked at it and was intrigued by the opportunity. It is an old 9 unit hotel that he has gutted down to the studs. No plumb...

I had planned on writing a very different post today. A triumphant post outlining the details of my very first wholesale deal and what an unmitigated success it was. Alas, such was not the case, as the deal fell throu...