Hi, I recently moved an IRA I have into a Self-Directed account and would like to make a my next real estate purchase soon. I've always dealt with long-term rentals and these assets, although great, are generally long...

I've been reading with great interest the articles by Ben Leybovich, especially the dilemma regarding obtaining non-recourse financing for the debt portion of  deals. I think doing the larger deals the - GP/Syndicator...

I ahve recently had several debates with several agents and others regarding how much agents should be paid for contracted price.

The scenarios that come up with me are this: If you list a property for $300k and an o...

the Search function is awful.

Let me again say that I really do love the site. It's great.

But, also again, searching is much too difficult. We don't have the option to search by title only, nor can we sort forum ...

Hi All,There has been alot of discussion on Facebook pages, message boards, and popular podcasts about the saturation of the market in the Blue Ridge area and warning investors to stay away.  First, I will say that th...

I bought 3 ppties so far. I am learning and improving eacth time. But I didn't do so good at first. Here is a recap using the 50% expense rule that I believe in cos it is proven in my ppties.

1st Ppty: SFH bought in...

I just found out that more than 80% of commercial real estate transactions have no buyer brokers. That means buyers are not represented or protected in commercial transactions! Is there a reason for that? Is it becaus...

Hi - I currently rent two single family homes in Overland Park area. I am now interested in buying land and developing new 4-Plex units. Depending on the cost, I would like to start with 2 units and later build more a...

Hello all,I have just bought my first commercial building and would love your thoughts on it! Deal and building stats below. A bit of context for you all, I am 28 years old and this is my first real estate deal. The s...

After buying a few duplexes over the last year and a half I have recently been looking at complexes in my area. I found one that might have potential but of course there is a problem. The listing agent is not providin...