What were the first 5 steps you took to get started on your real estate investing venture?

I want to get some feedback on an investment strategy I used in 2003-2005 that I call the "pre-construction flip".  It works like this:Identify high appreciating markets (greater than 12% annual)Identify home builders...

We are newbies.  Like typical newbies, we're stupid.  We're about 3 months and 1.5 properties into this biz, and realizing just how inexperienced we are.  I just stumbled across biggerpockets (which is amazing!!!), an...

I am quitting my job in 18 months.

To cover a comfortable lifestyle I need an additional 30k in yearly rental income. I have a good amount of money saved up to buy homes with cash and then refi them but very littl...

My wife and I are tech managers in the Valley, looking to shift more of our portfolio into Real Estate.  Any resources that can help us learn for success are handy ones for sure.  Look forward to exchanging knowledge ...

Has anyone tried crowdfunding? What is a good site to site to use? Have 5000 that i want to invest. Been researching crowdfunding. Anyone has any advise?

And Obama just vetoed a bill that would make it easier for banks to foreclose. Can anyone out there tell me a story about someone that has been paying there mortgage and was accidentally foreclosed on?????? ...