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I hope you enjoy and learn. These are just basics so to build a foundation.

johnmichael: Let me start off with a little introduction, I...

I see a lot of questions about financing and starting out and thought this would be a good discussion to start.

Like the subject says, how did you finance you first deal?

I'm closing on a property in a few weeks in Georgetown, TX. I'm usually ALL about property management, but this property is in good condition, in a good area, and with a stable tenant that wants to stay.

I've self...

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and new to real estate house flipping. My friends and I (one is an broker, another is an engineer/construction) are starting a real estate investment company. We want to set up a fun...

Hi! Some of you may remember me. I'm getting a divorce and we have a beach house that's $150K underwater. We tried short sales, but that was out. He came up with an idea that we work as partners with an LLC. No! Now ...

In looking for a wholesaling mentor, there are many things to consider and I don't know how to weigh the relative importance of different criteria - and I'm sure I've overlooked some items.

A few of the different it...

Are you watching the VP Debate tonight? What candidate are you backing? Do you get actively involved in the process.. making calls, door knocking, etc.? Personally, I am a political junkie!

Ok so I'm looking at one of these...needs some lighter rehab maybe 20k. It's a duplex, rents for the area are about about 1700. They are not way far off from my max purchase price of 80-90k (including rehab costs)...I...

Is it wiser to ride out the 30 years... or should I double-pay and be ready to make more profits in the 15years?

Rich Dad Poor Dad (Favorite book)
Cashflow Quadrant
Guide To Investing
The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing (was my 1st pure real estate book)
The Art of Deal
The ABC's of Real Estate In...