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I hope you enjoy and learn. These are just basics so to build a foundation.

johnmichael: Let me start off with a little introduction, I...

Hello all. I'd appreciate some guidance or validation in my plan below. I am a first-time investor that has been researching my butt off for the past few months and am very appreciative of this forum. So much informat...

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I am wondering what you feel is the best way to get leads. Is it Craigslist, direct mail, open houses, blogging, etc? I am considering launching my first direct mailing campaign and plan to send to renters a b...

Maybe I've been spending too much time around my pessimistic father-in-law and his thought processes have started to rub off on me but the push to end people buying houses and move them to renting just rubs me wrong.I...

This question is directed mostly toward those of you who have a "day job" and real estate is only supplemental to your income and/or retirement fund.

I will likely be buying a third property (for a total of two renta...

As part of a study a colleague from this site and I are doing on LLC’s vs. Sole Propriety legalities here: http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/75182

I am wondering if anyone can recommend liability insuranc...

I'm using list source to create a door knocking list instead of a mailing list. I need money now not 8 months from now. Don't get me wrong I'll be adding direct mail to my marketing budget after I get my first deal fo...

Hey everyone. My name is Derek Elliott. I'm a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. Brand new to REI. My journey began with a book called A Happy Pocket Full of Money. That led me to Rich Dad Poor Dad, which got me int...

I just came back from the R2R event hosted by Brad Sumrok - The event was great and I got to meet tons of successful people who are doing syndications. My question is should you invest in a passive deal first or jump ...

I have a guy wanting some cash. He proposed the following:1.We get blanket loan of $150,000 - $200,000, net out 2 pts up front, 12% interest from day received at title2.Money is in title company and interest starts da...