So I'll start off with the numbers with a home we purchased in Summerville SC. Purchase price: $217,500. Current principal: $204,000. Rent: $1,650. Mortgage: $1,216 We have lived in the home for two years and got orde...

Hi all -I have spent the past year saving for a downpayment, figuring out my investment strategy ( 3 BR/2BA buy and hold rentals), and target market (Murfreesboro TN). I am now ready to make a move in the next 2-3 mon...

We are purchasing a seasonal retirement community from current owners with owner financing.

385,000 for 15 years @6%. NOI is 50k

We do not plan on buying any other investment property.

We have the means to pay...

The other day when driving around, I came across a distressed property. It looks as though the owners still live there but the place definitely is falling apart. I have yet to write a letter to send to them, but IF th...

Introduction:Hello Everyone. My name is Jeff and I started real estate investing about 3 years ago in the DFW area where I live. I am 27 and have been working for a big 4 consulting firm in the area for about 6 year...

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Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke urged using more taxpayer funds for new efforts to prevent home fore...

Which US cities do you think will have most growth in the near future? In other words, what's going to be the next Austin/Nashville/Tampa/Charlotte that would be a good place to invest in real estate? I'm looking for ...

Hey guys, this might seem like a silly question... but I'm absolutely determined to purchase my first home within the next 3-5 months here in Portland. I keep looking at Realtor.com and I'm thinking to myself "these p...

Ok, I've been working with 2 different real estate agents over the past 2-3 years. 1 was referred to me, the other is a friend of a friend.

Problem is, when trying to buy, the best that any RE agent has done for me ...

So next week I will be going to knocking doors on pre-foreclosure houses  (2 months before the auction is what I can find) that are newly built ( little to no repairs) I'll explain to them what options they have to so...