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Great for new real estate investors, who are just learning about the biz.

Can't find it elsewhere on our forums? This is the place to discuss. Look around first to see if your question belongs somewhere else.

Dealing with your fears. Overcoming the excuses. Motivating yourself and each other to invest. Stop hiding your money under your mattress!

Sub-Prime mortgages helped build the Housing Bubble which has turned into a Housing Crisis and Credit Crunch. This forum is for the discussion of all areas of the continuing housing troubles.

This forum covers using print, direct mail, the internet, or classifieds for marketing real estate or your real estate career.

Wondering if a company is a scam or conducting fraud? Heard about a new investment offer? This is the place to talk about it!

We all want to know if that new book or investing course is worth getting. This forum is for discussing real estate gurus, books and courses

Network with people in your area, plan and announce local meet-ups, find or form a real estate networking group or club in your area, or just make local friends who share your love for real estate.

Are you facing foreclosure? Have you fallen behind in your payments? Do you want to save your credit rating?

Want some general info on foreclosures? Interested in finding out how to find pre-foreclosures? This is the catch-all category for foreclosure discussions.

Learn and discuss how to invest in REOs Note: This is not the area to solicit business. It is only for the discussion of REOs.

Short sales occur when the loan on a property is greater than what the property can be sold for. Learn about this real estate strategy and what is entailed by discussing it here.

This forum is the place to make deals for Bulk REOs, REO Portfolios, and other Real Estate Owned properties. We welcome asset managers and others in the REO business to deal right here. If you're looking to buy or sell REOs, there is no better marketplace then this one!

Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Veterans Affairs (VA), and Tax Sales. HUD & the VA can foreclose on properties. Discuss these foreclosures here. If taxes aren\'t paid, the government will force tax foreclosure. Discuss Tax Sales here as well.

General discussion for landlords and potential landlords including finding and dealing with tenants, property managers, management companies, and other issues affiliated with residential income properties.

This is the forum for discussing Do It Yourself projects. Need help with electrical work? Can't get that sink in correctly? Talk about everything including landscaping, interior design, home improvements, carpentry, electrical work, and more.

This is the forum for renters. Lets talk about dealing with landlords, leases, and other issues.

Discuss the art of the successful rehab. How to deal with contractors, problems to look out for, and everything else "fixer upper."

Looking to invest in commercial property? This forum is for the big boys... discuss malls, office buildings, warehouses, large apartment buildings, and other commercial properties.

Our greatest resource, land is limited in size. This is the place for land and farm discussion.

Trailers and mobile homes are in a league all by themselves. Discuss these peculiar properties here.

This area of the site is for the discussion of any questions, issues, or problems that arise with HOAs or Home Owner Associations.

This forum discusses The typical sub2 deal which involves having a seller deed the property to you while leaving the existing mortgage in place. There is no “formal” assumption of the loan, you just start making the payments. There are many variations to this type of deal and as many ways to “take one down” as there are investors doing it.

Discuss Lease Purchases (Rent to Own, Lease Options). Talk about these creative real estate investing strategies for selling properties, how to buy them, why they can be useful, etc.

You buy land - you develop it. Sounds simple, but there is a lot involved. Learn to make your fortune developing.

Thought about getting in on pre-construction projects? There is money to be made buying new construction projects at the right time and price. Note: This is not the area to solicit business. It is only for the discussion of Pre-Construction Investing

Discuss the Wholesaling strategy. Learn about different techniques, how to conduct a wholesale deal, making offers, assigning contracts, etc.

However you put it (1031, 1031 Exchange, etc.), 1031 Exchanges are a great way to defer capital gains taxes on real property. Go ahead . . . discuss!

Discussion on innovative property strategies, including put/call options, wraps, and other creative techniques.

Learn how to make money with Discounted Mortgages and Notes, trust deeds, contracts, and with cash flows. Tax liens, contractor's liens, leases, etc. Note: This is not the area to solicit business. It is only for the discussion of Notes & Paper

Discuss Credit, Bankruptcy, Credit Reports, Building Credit, FICO Scores, Collections, and other topics.

There are other ways to finance a property than the standard mortgage. Let's get creative people and talk about non-traditional, creative, financing ideas.

Discuss property insurance issues and policies, including Homeowners Insurance and Commercial & Business Insurance, claims, & insurance fraud. Policy discussions include Liability, Fire, Theft, Personal Property, etc. coverage.

With so many lending sources, there are bound to be questions. This is the place to talk about all those questions you've got about traditional loans, hard money, etc. Note: This is not the place to solicit business. It is for sharing information and asking questions about lending and financing.

Own income property, or do you just flip properties? No matter what you do, there are tax & legal implications. Discuss contracts, non-competes, non-disclosures, etc.

Forum for agents to network and learn from one another. Find referrals! Discuss strategies, marketing, and other issues relevant to being a real estate agent. Also a good place for investors and others to meet and network with those agents.

Forum for bankers, lenders, and mortgage brokers to network & learn from one another. Also a good place for agents and investors to meet and network with industry types.

Have a question about contractors? Looking to network with other contractors? These professionals are key to any rehab, to development, and much more. This is our forum for contractor related stuff.

Have a real estate related website or want to talk about them? Discuss link strategies, search engines (Yahoo, Google, MSN, etc.), real estate web design, SEO, and anything else related to real estate and the web.

This is the place to discuss international investment. Want to know more about property investing in another country? Just ask.

Our friends from outside the USA now have a place where they can discuss and learn more about property investing in the states.

Investors in Canada and others interested in the Canadian market can now discuss issues related to our northern neighbor.