Hi. Haven't been here in a while, love the site. I've been buying a few properties since the 2008 crash and am very happy with what I own. Mostly smallish condo's on the Gulf that can be rented either weekly, monthl...

Hi Guys, I have finally decided to take the jump and get into real estate investing, through hard money lending. I am very excited, but as a newbie, I know that I have a lot to learn and figure out.  I know the busine...

Hello bp!One of my properties has a slab leak in the bathroom. A plumber went out and quoted 4K to remove the tub, excavate the slab, cut back until healthy line is found, and replace the line w pvc extension. After t...

I finally decided to get my RE license, and just signed up for a classroom class this month. It will take a while to get my license, as the class itself is one month long - I am doing it week nights and weekends, sinc...

This occupied my mind all day yesterday:
Probably every major city has some kind of free weekly magazines, full of ads, masked as a TV program, and targeted at the African American community, often lower income range....

This post is long, you've been warned.

Here is the orginal deal:

Purchase - $75,000

Down - $18,750

Mortgage - $56,250 ($285/month @ 4.5%)

Here's where things get a little more difficul...

sounds like a difficult question for some but most of you have it down which one is better? PC or Mac? What are the benefits of each with differ nets programs to track expenses or analyze deals? Does either h...

Have never invested in anything but real estate books, and Gunu classes and seminars. Here's my goal for the month of September. Give me more ideas on how to set up the contracts or good things to have in them..et...

Hi everyone,

I'm looking forward to connecting with so much knowledge on these forums. I've invested in real estate personally - a couple of properties with renters in place - and more recently started workin...

Not you getting tested...getting the building tested!

As a Home Performance Expert I run into many situations of uncomfortable, unhealthy, and too often unsafe indoor home environments. When it comes to getti...