I have had a vacation rental in Big Bear Lake for 2 years now which has done very well  (over 200 nights a year- grossing over $50k a year) on less than 200k investment. I'm also managing 3 other properties in Big Bea...

Going to be honest here - I am not sure this is a great deal... Maybe a good deal, maybe an acceptable deal but not a great deal as it stands.If I decide to buy this - it will be my first investment property, my first...

I'm not sure if this is a legit term but I've thought about this before and then I ran the numbers and was pretty excited to see what I came up with. Perhaps many of you already know about this and I'm just behind the...

I have worked with a realtor on several deals over the past few years, including commercial properties.  I told her that I am looking into flipping houses (all cash deals), and when she sends me the MLS listings she m...

Your profile: 
- no assets
- no liabilities
- $10,000 in your bank account 
- $20 minimum wage 9 - 5 job 
- Location: Seattle, Washington
- connections already established with vendors, education, lenders, and...

Welcome to the new Question of the Week! It looks like estimating rehab is a big hurdle, so let’s get talking!
Make sure to vote in our poll and mention your location and average in our post. If you can give ballpark...

Hi everyone, I’m new to the forum. I’m just starting my journey, I read a couple books on investing and flipping houses. I’m wondering what the take is on the current market for those who have been in the industry for...

What is everyone's opinion on Harry Dent? He points out that real estate has pretty consistently gone up over most of our life times because of the baby boomers, but now that they are down-sizing and dying off, real e...

I'm really glad to see local sub-forums and wanted to kick off the discussion here. Hopefully some keyword alerts for Boston, MA and Cambridge, MA draw folks in.I'm a new investor based in Cambridge. My wife and I wan...

So a couple of my friends are thinking of purchasing properties at foreclosure auctions and it sparked my interest. The idea of purchasing a home at an auction was really appealing but I am not sure of how well it pay...