I was at a local REIA a couple nights ago and one of the people that attends regularly is a MLO here in town . Dodd Frank got brought up by him, even though he called it Frank Dodd, :/ and he said that when trying...

Hello all,My name is Jordan Falls and I'm 24 years old and currently reside in Dyer, Indiana, a suburb of Chicago, IL (roughly 25 miles from downtown).  I am currently engaged to my fiancé, Jen and we have an adopted ...

Here are the details:

Seller's House Price: $10,500

Judgements: $32,700

My Wholesale Fee: ~$6,800

Closing Costs + Back Taxes: $1,700

Buyer Cash Offer: $19,000

The seller owns (4)...

Hi all. I want to get a feel for how many on here actually make a decent living in real estate verses are just doing "OK". Obviously I realize we probably cover the spectrum from no real estate income all the way t...

Hi everyone,I am new to the site and so far I find it to be a gold mine.  I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about R.E. investment (primarily from the many books I've read) but in reality I have very little practi...

Hello,Current Situation: We got a new phone through Verizon just to take calls to track our marketing efforts. It currently cost around $31/mo with taxes, fees, etc. We are using the number for Zillow to track the cal...

RESCUING THE BAIL-OUT (a RE Professional Perspective)
An opposition to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
By Fred Ashley

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, or Bailout Plan is a law authorizing th...

My question is basically, " What is the best use of cash when purchasing real estate (to hold)?"My husband and I started investing in real estate about 15 years ago. We purchased four 4-plexes, managed them ourselves ...

I have the opportunity to potentially acquire a package of 5 SFRs. After calling my regional lender, I was told that now they limit mortgages to four instead of ten but they said if I put the properties on one cont...

Hi everyone,Is there anyone here who does most of the work solo,  was wondering how long does it take you guys to finish the repairs.  What strategies do you use to finish quicker?  Just wanted some input from those w...