I am buying a condo without a title company. I know most people will say to use one, but I've done the title search and am confident that the seller is the only owner and that the only encumbrance is a mortgage. I als...

Hello, My name is Neal Richardson, President of Dream Builders 4 Equity ("DB4E").  DB4E is a nonprofit organization that teaches at-risk high school students about real estate investing and development.  The students ...

I am still trying to figure out the cash flow issue. For an investor that doesn't care about cash income from a property, and if total return is good, why does it make such a difference.

For Example: A $100,000 pro...

Hi all,

Firstly, I would like to ask if anyone has a good real estate attorney reference in California?

Second, can someone help me understand costs around forming an LLC out of state while I live in California. I k...

I've been talking to several investors, attorneys, and CPAs over the past 6 months about this, including Mark Kohler and Anderson Advisors (Clint Coons' company).  I have yet to choose who I want to go with as my atto...

I've heard a tremendous amount about using promotional 0% interest business credit cards to fund buy-and-hold investment deals. Dozens of podcasts & articles explaining the how-to's and the advantages of doing thi...

Hi All,

Closed my 1st deal from the the 1st 1,000 mailers I sent out to absentee owners mid May.

The 2nd mailer (1,000YL's) produced less than 12 calls and my last mailer produced 3 hang ups and a not s...

Since I began investing in Detroit a few years ago I cannot get my head around so many things regarding the way things are done over there - but this one definitely is a contender for taking the cake. End of April I s...

I am sure this is not a unique situation so I am curious to hear what others have to say about their experience and what they are doing. I live in the Cleveland market which is known to be a strong cash-flow market b...

OK. We all have been there. You have a bad tenant and you want to evict them fast.But the process is long and expensive. Here in CA it takes 1.5 to 3 months to evict someone and about $800+. If your rent is $500-$600/...