I have been trying to get involved in real estate for some time now.. I can not get my wife on board with the ideal. She is afraid we will lose our money. Any suggestion to change her mind?

First I would like to express my sincere appreciation for this website! The confidence, wisdom and success of the posters are extremely encouraging to this rookie!

After spending the weekend pouri...

Hello!I am new to this forum and real estate in general. I'll try to keep this posting as brief as I can but I feel I have to provide some background information. I am single, 40 years old, and have worked as a comput...

The DJIA closed at $17,833 on January 2, 2015. It closed the year out on December 31, 2015 at $17,425--down 2.2%. If you're IRA or 401K followed the performance of the DOW, you had no gain for the year. Furthermore, t...

Hello all,I currently have no experience in investments nor saved capital to speak of. I work for a storage corporation where I've been a property manger for several years and have gained a good amount of experience i...

I have a question about the appropriate amount of information that should be revealed in an ad regarding the credit scores and exposed incomes requirements we seek. I wish to reduce calls and meetings with folk that d...

Good afternoon fellow investors,I just closed on my first rental property, which consists of a main house with 3 attached smaller units (efficiencies) - this is very normal in this area- , everything is on one meter.T...

I worked very briefly for a Homevestors Franchise in Mobile, Alabama. I did not have a good experience. I know exactly how this company and franchise operates. Long story short, I smelled a rat, and got out. I can...

I have a condo currently cashflowing about $250 a month ($2250 rent - $2000 PITI + HOA). I have about $100k equity in it. It is currently on a 15 year schedule and I have 12 years until paying it off. The interest rat...

Hello! My property manager is telling me I need to upgrade the electrical panel on one of my units from 100 to 200 amps - the cost will be around $4k. For reference, the unit is a 2/1 and around 1000 sq ft. It is half...