We are just starting out in our buy and hold strategy, and I specifically told my agent that we want to spend around 40k, and are interested in short sales, foreclosures, etc. She showed up for our first meeting with...

Straight Outta Stockton - Anatomy of another Stockton “Deal”In a previous post I made some bold general statements regarding how hard it is to find an even halfway decent deal on the MLS in Stockton, CA. As a sort of ...

Here is my guide to Wholesaling for Beginners. A lot of gurus will have you believe wholesaling is easy and you can make a ton of money doing it with very little effort. It is true that it’s not difficult to do if you...

It might not feel like a jobs boom to many, but damn! Does it get much better than this!?Check out the historical unemployment charts for the United States, California, San Francisco, and the greater Bay Area.. Some i...

First of all, I really do appreciate all the helpful guides and discussions on here to help educate a new REI such as myself.We can all invision the statement "It is better to purchase 5 properties at 20% down, and fi...

When I help new investors with buying their first property I often want to know what is holding them back from pulling the trigger.So I'll ask here. What is holding you back?