I was wondering if anyone could recommend a book or some other resource for gaining some more knowledge about financial analysis or just financial knowledge in general. The calculators here seem like a really good res...

Hello everyone, my name is Dan, I'm a blue collar guy (certified arborist) and I'm brand spanking new to real estate investing.

In an effort to educate myself about the business and gain some knowledge, I've ...

Hi Everyone,I'm new to real estate, and so have no agent or broker connections yet in my area. As I work on developing those, I was looking for properties through the newspaper (let me know if that's one way to find d...

Ive been hearing a buncha smack about the current real estate market lately. I was thinking, since the market is slowing down, declining, and foreclosures at a high, shouldnt that make it perfect for an investor to b...

Hi BP! I am currently looking for small multi-family units around the Tacoma WA area and I keep running across listings with several houses on a single parcel. I can see some downside in purchasing these (vs. a single...

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $520,000

Cash invested: $100,000

My wife and I bought a single family home with a detached garage. Using so...

Hi! I feel like this should go in the success stories because after dragging my feet for *months* and being interested for years, I finally sent out my first direct mail campaign last week!Between yesterday and today ...

I'd like to know how estimate the cost of improving raw land by building roads and extending utilities.  Is there any way to get a ball park idea for this without engineering documents to generate a quote from an exca...

I've been referred an off-market 2 Family property in CT that I'm evaluating and I'd love to hear what others think. This would be my first investment. The property currently has 2 official units (with 1 with a long-t...

Hello all,Long time reader 1st time poster. This site has helped me immensely. After a year of looking, I closed on a 2 unit (2 bed, 1 bath each) property on 4/16 and just finished slight rehab and I now have both uni...