Recently an acquaintance shared with me an interesting analogy of buying a used piece of electronics.  "Do you want to buy that at a garage sale being sold directly by the owner, or would you rather buy it in a store,...

I put this on my FB page, and it really encouraged a lot of people to really think about taking action in ways they hadn't thought of yet.This past January, Ashley Murphy and I got serious with the talks of her quitti...

So I was at my first rental today doing a little touch up, when the neighbor came over to talk with my tenant. In a nutshell, she has her house here and another in Puerto Rico. She kicked out her husband and he fled t...

I’m currently reading “What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow...” and just finished the section about the relationship between IRR & NPV.

I don’t feel I have a good grasp on this concept a...

I've looked at the official public records in Travis and Bastrop counties, but can't find any NODs. Aren't these supposed to be posted by the county? They don't show up in the Austin Chronicle either, just tax foreclo...

I live in a western province and own rentals in an eastern province. As the rentals I own (and continue to build) are fairly turnkey I am confident I can deal with the few problems as they come up remotely; calling tr...

Hey investors, I'm getting ready to throw out a direct mail campaign in hopes of landing my first ( and several more) wholesale deals. Before I put together a list and fire it off I wanted to check with the community ...

Hi guys and gals!I'm posting in this forum because I want to know how you got started! How did you get your financing? Where did you find your first deal? I'd love to hear about your stories and I'll answer back to ev...

First of all this site is awesome.  Here's the deal, I own a home in Detroit that I owe $40000 and I'm guessing it may be worth around $20000 give or take.  Similar homes in the area are selling between $30000-$42000....

Out of the three ways to get into real estate investing I listed above(house hacking, live in your flip, or wholesales) which is the best strategy to get started?