Amazon narrows the list of metro areas for its new headquarters to 20Amazon says it has narrowed the list of places for its second headquarters to 20.The company says it will spend $5 billion in the area where it buil...

Hello All, My wife and I have decided to get in the real estate game and have recently began looking into foreclosures. I know it requires a lot of homework and due diligence.  Would it be wise to hire a real estate a...

Got a great off-market property under-contract in Oakland.  Yay!  There was one last piece of paperwork that the seller submitted last week to title company (death certificate of his mother who did a quitclaim to him)...

The Truth About No Closing Costs Mortgages

You hear about them on the radio all day long. "We'll do your mortgage with no closing cost!" And you think to yourself, "Hey, that a good deal." Well you know what the wise...

We purchased a property from the courthouse steps 3 years ago. Our understanding was this process cleared all liens on the property. But now we're being asked to pay delinquent bills from the former owner to the HOA. ...

As has been discussed quite heavily on these forums, as investors, we look to 'gross' 2%+ of the purchase price and expect 50% of the rent to pay for all expenses except the financing.

Do any of you 'fudge' on these ...

I know many of you are very active on social media, and post to several different sites, blog, etc. Maybe you can share your successes with us.  1. Which sites do you post to for your business? How often? 2. Do you us...

Do the veteran investors on this site generally recommend a new investor does/does not purchase a single-family home from a wholesaler for a buy/hold strategy?  My understanding is that wholesaler inventories move qui...

Established, long time investors and large investment groups have clear advantages over new investors like myself, particularly when it comes to acquisitions. Extensive buyer / seller lists, capital to pay cash for pr...

My company has been inundated with frivolous lawsuits and governmental complaints. We own a property management company and really try to do good things. We work with the VA homeless veterans program, mental heal...