How Do You Define a 'Mom and Pop Investor' ?Before I started investing, I looked down on the hard working 'Mom and Pop Investors' who "only" owned 6 or 8 rental properties. Years later I stand with them and admire the...

Where are we in the real estate cycle, and is it time to get in the game?

The great credit crisis hit our country in late 2008, causing a severe collapse in both the residential and commercial real estate markets. Th...

In September I will be 59 1/2 and plan to utilize my 403b for REI. The amount I will have to use after taxes is between 90-100K. My chief desire is to buy ( and hold for at least 5 years) multi-unit house (preferably ...

I'm running numbers on some rentals. I'm assuming 1 month a year for vacancy rate, so If the rent is $800 per month I'm dividing by 12 and calling my vacancy expense $67.00 per month.I realize that there are other exp...

and strip malls, I swear if I have to see one more of these cookie cutter developments pop up I'm going to puke. I dont know about other areas of the country but the area where I'm at is growing fast, really fast so I...

Good morning. Can anybody please give me a reference as to what textures are out of style and which ones remain as far as flipping for retail goes? I've seen multiple flips where popcorn ceilings go bye-bye. I've deba...

Hey I need some help. I’m a pro member as of a couple of days ago but I’m unable to access certain areas. It pops up and says pro membership required. Well, something like that. Can you guys tell me what I’m doing wrong?

I live in St. Louis, MO where we have many beautiful old well-built brick homes, many with (potentially) beautiful hardwood floors throughout. I love hardwood floors. I think carpeting is a crime against humanity. Eve...

Hi All,My name is Joao Hortencio and I am an U.S. Army Soldier currently stationed in JBLM. I am excited more about real estate investing wherever the Army has me stationed at and how to use my VA loan to buy a great ...

I have this cheap rental property where certain small pieces of tiles are missing. I dont have the original tiles and i dont want to spend the money replacing all the tiles when they are perfectly fine. 
I need t...