If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.
Henry David Thoreau

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I’m looking for advice /guidance on countering a price quote I received for a Tax Deed in Mobile, AL to gain ownership of a vacant lot. Scenario (real): price quote came in for $3000 on a tax deed for a vacant lot whe...

I'm looking for opinions on flat fee listing services. The property that I need to sell is in Arizona. TIA, Sandy

Hi BP,
I have a house in College Park, MD. It has a separate upstairs and downstairs unit. The tenants downstairs have complained of marijuana smell from upstairs several times already. At this point, the upstairs te...

Today a family of 6 (3 adults, 2 babies, and a 10 year old) viewed one of my apartments but only the 10 year old could speak English. I tried my best to speak to the adults through the 10 year old but the child strug...

Hi Everyone,We're in Ontario, Canada and we are looking to invest in our first buy rent and hold project, which is a 6 unit multiplex. The problem, tho, is we have no downpayment!! :-(  Some mortgage agents told us th...

I typically haven't charged for applications, but I just used an agent who charged $40 per adult.

Then I found this article about a landlord in San Francisco who took 250 applications for one unit at $40 a pop.

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I understand that there is a "Do not call list," however;I was wondering if anyone has done a successful and thorough cold calling campaign. I listened to Grant Cardone's Millions on the Phone last night and it got me...

Buying a $50,000 property for $5,000... Too good to be true?

I have obtained a list of properties and the amount of property taxes that are over due by the homeowners.These homeowners have not yet lost their prope...

Every week, several people start threads asking how to get started or which market they should choose.  A year ago, I started asking the same questions and have a brief summary of what I think a new investor should do...