Ive been following the probate discussions for the past few weeks and am looking to get into marketing to these leads, currently focusing on tax foreclosure and inheritance.  I have started doing some research and hav...

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Chrysler shuts down for a month but workers still draw full pay and benefits. The UAW contracts call for workers to get paid whether they work or not. Is it any wonder that US auto...

I'm currently looking at an 8-unit building in a C- neighborhood and trying to justify it.  One of the bigger concerns for me from a snowballing perspective is that since I have to put 30% down it is going to signific...

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Next year, I intend to purchase a home for the first time. I want to aim for an FHA loan with 3.5% down. I want to buy at least a triplex (preferably a fourplex), live in one unit for a year to satisfy the...

I'll describe my situation as opposed to asking a question, and please chime in:To start, I work my W2 as a Quality Control Analytical chemist.  My attention to detail, while sometime lacking in the chemistry setting,...

Hello everyone,My name is Greg from NY. This is my first post but I have been a long time reader of the forums.I am looking for my first tenant as I am renting out my condo to move across the county. The first tenant ...

Hello everybody,I am trying to get started in investing in multi-family but am having a hard time figuring out how to come up with 25-30% down. I have my spreadsheet ready and know my purchasing criteria but I am worr...

hello BP,Just  a quick question... I'm a 24 year old accountant working the 8-5 and currently own 2 investment properties with my wife. I have a family friend who has helped me get started and suggest I obtain my real...

I am way overdue on posting about my first real estate success in Greenfield Indiana. I bought my first house, my primary residence, in 2014. I found a great deal on a small house in the country and could not resist. ...

There was a Tax Sale (Judicial Sale) today and I scouted out some properties and set my max bids for each property.  I lost on two properties, but got one SFH for $10k or just over $11k after transfer taxes.  My first...