Hey guys, obviously I'm new to REI and trying to understand REI vs investing in the stock market. I have been focusing on SFR to buy and hold and I don't see the returns I do in my stock market portfolio (up 24% YTD)....

Does any body else feel guilty about running their real-estate agent around to look at low end properties and having them make countless low offers? My top budget is $150,000 so the commission isn’t going to be great...

Hey there everyone! It’s been a pretty awesome (and hectic) 11 months for me. I went from having just one rental at the start of the year, to having 3 houses close at the same time, with rehabs of various difficulty...

Hi,
My name is Kumar from Northern California, employed full time. Have spent several months trying to educate myself by reading most of the articles on this website.

I am a regular visitor to this website, this foru...

GENERAL DISCUSSION:California has fires. Florida and South Carolina have hurricanes. All these insurance companies are jacking up the rates 2x-6x or cancelling policies altogether in these and many other areas. If you...

What, in your opinion, are the best turnkey rental markets for cash flow in 2017?

I've been listening to a lot of podcasts and playing catch-up on some of them. In other words, I might discover a new podcast I like ...

Hi BP!  I am taking my New Jersey State exam next week and am looking for advice as I begin to interview brokers. What are the right questions to ask? What are the important things to look for? I have been told men...

Has anyone had success trading stock options?
If so how did you learn?
Books? Any recommendations on what ones?

[I wrote this rant to a friend of mine some time ago, and it seems that some people here might agree with me...]

Lies They Tell You In Real Estate Seminars

Don't Listen To The Poor People Like many effective lies, ...

I found that investors are focused on their local market because "they know it" even if return rates are much, much lower than in other areas...If they decided to be REI, so assuming they want as high return as possib...