Ok, now that I have a number of trustees to research, I'd like to here from or talk with someone who has an SD-IRA. The prevailing wisdom has often been, "don't touch your retirement money to invest in real estate."As...

A run down house in a good neighborhood is for sale at $230K.  It has already been reduced by $20K, but I think the renovation costs will be quite substantial given the list of things that need to be replaced inside a...

How do we find a good Property Manager in Virginia Beach?  We've read all the typical interview questions (like how many units do you manage, etc.) but I have some real questions... Why do you charge that huge Leasing...

Hi Everyone, I'm under contract for a multifamily property for $300k.  Bank appraisal came in at $282k.  Appraisal came in low because there are few multifamily comps and they all sell at massive discount because they...

So the moment I have always dreaded has arrived, I have to file for eviction for an otherwise great tenant who has been with me for 3 years of on time payments. She is already 6 days late and the reason I filed is...

Hi,I want to get into the bigger multi families. I am located in northwest Chicago.  I currently own a single family. Was planning to get a 2-4 unit to ease into it but if I see a good deal on a 5+. I want to be prepa...

I see a lot of you in here have success stories but keep wondering if real estate is truly as luxurious as it seems. I have two rentals only but had major issues with either tenant or property Managment and the pain n...

First post guys!  My question has to do with higher risk renters.  I recently purchased and improved a property, and listed it for rent.  The response has been very good, with several interested renters.  The problem ...

I think I want to be my own contractor for a pretty large commercial project. Am I crazy for doing this? I could just hire a contractor to do it but my experience here with contractors has been they are SLOW. In Panam...

Hello everybody! First of all I hope everyone is doing great. My name is Terry and I am currently a freelance app and web developer looking to get into real estate. I have the drive, yet the overconsumption of real es...