Greetings,

I'm looking into how to go about securing my first rental investment property and I thought I'd lay out my thought process here.  I was an active duty military member down in southern California for a fe...

Hello all! I'm BRAND NEW to this, so take it easy on me please! I'm looking for some tips on advertising via social media. What works for you? What doesn't? Which platforms do you have the most success? What informati...

My wife works on a college campus. We both graduated in 2010 and have decent jobs, and I'm actively saving money to get into REI part time.

The reason I mentioned the college campus bit is because today while having...

The real estate industry swings up and down so frequently these days. How do you know if you're getting a good deal? I've seen many supposed "deals" go wrong because investors don't want to look into value deeper.

A...

Here's a 529 plan question for the tax gurus...

I setup a 529 college savings plan for my youngest years ago. She now is in college and earned a full scholarship, so she doesn't need the 529 plan funds for her underg...

Hi All,

I'm very excited to get started with real estate investing. I bought a house last fall in East Austin. Seeing the booming market landscape has inspired me to get involved. I'm interested, ultimate...

Hi, everyone. I am Mark Lenox, living in Valley View, Ohio south of Cleveland. After two decades in the Direct Mail industry, working my way up the corporate ladder to Vice President, I lost my job in late 2012. ...

A light bulb recently went off in my head and I am very interested in everyone’s feedback and personal experience.

As Im getting priced out of the Austin rental RE market I’ve been contemplating purchasing in other a...

Hi everyone,
My name is Evan Carrico and I am new to REI. I am currently in my last semester at the University of Kentucky and will be graduating into a full-time position in Cincinnati this summer. I am from Louisvi...

I don't know about you, but I'm a numbers person. And with all the new properties that come to the market, I use the 1 percent rule as my "back of the envelope" calculation to see if a deal is worth looking deeper int...