Hi all,My name is Matt, I am 25, and looking to begin my journey to financial freedom. If there is something I see the most regarding building wealth for retirement, it is to start early. So that is exactly what I a...

Hi everyone! We're about to refinance our rental property and I am looking for some advice. Here is some background information first. The property is located in Tempe, AZ and is currently valued at approximately $200...

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I recently found a home in California that has two Deeds of Trust on it, the first being a mortgage and the second being a line of credit. The Trustee for the second (the line of credit) is foreclosing on the ...

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Hoping to reach some savvy investors with this question. So I decided to close my old 401k from a previous company. I was going to move it into an IRA. 
When I talked with my IRA rep he says I shouldn’t ...

As you may have heard, today Fed annouced QE3 of 40B per month (i.e. printing press) with no end in sight. Precious metals soared instantly along with the stock market. I wonder what it means to the real estate market...

Hello!My husband and I are first time buyers and new to the area (San Jose).  We met with a realtor who I found on zillow with high ratings and she instructed us that because the housing market is so competitive here,...

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I am curious how many of you guys own your own home? I ask because my focus for the past several years has been paying off the mortgage. Now that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel I can feel comfortabl...

1) Not keeping enough reserves. Big expense hits and owner cannot handle it

2) Fix/flip - unforseen repair needed. Too many deals go bad.

I'm curious to hear how RE empires go down during recessions.

I keep getting properties from my agent in Austen area. I keep plugging the numbers and it is a blood bath.. it is so wrong, that I am thinking that I am doing something really wrong. Is it me or is it that retail pri...