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Hi Everyone! I know investing in real estate doesn't come with overnight success. But I am curious how long you were at it before you closed your first deal.
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Never, in the history of America has there been so great an opportunity for practical dreamers as now exists. The six year economic collapse has reduced all men, substantially, to the same level. A new race is about t...
I'm a little confused about how HUD handles backup bids when evaluating offers and how that should affect my bidding strategy. On the day HUD decides to do a price reduction, do they go back and look at all the backu...
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I'm a local investor and agent here in Columbus Ohio and recently did 2.7mil in real estate sales in a month so I have a bit of experience when it comes to finding and closing great investment deals for my clients - e...
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After the previous tenant moved out on April 2, The House needs lots of repair works. It includes throw tenant’s leftover to a dumpster, change the floor, clean the yard, paint the whole house, deep cleaning the whole...
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Hi Everyone,Starting to learn about real estate investing and interested in continuing to learn more. I have a question on opinions re: whether it is advisable to get a brokers license for MLS access. I am an attorn...
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This is our first month of collecting rent on our first rental property. Rent is due on the 1st of the month, which on this month fell on a Sunday (9/1), then followed by Labor Day (9/2). I called our property manager...
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REO property on market approx 10 days. We see potential and want the house so our offer is cash at full listing price ($69K). Our buyers agent follows all seller agent guidelines and submits offer with 48 deadline. Se...
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I'm taking a cursory look at a Boat and RV storage facility. So far all the numbers look fine and I'm wading through the due diligence process to get some hard data. The only thing I am concerned about is the distance...