Real estate investing is actually a pretty simple endeavor and one that beginners can tackle. There are many more important factors to determine than your experience. Namely your capital to invest, your creditworthiness, and your aptitude for going into business for yourself. I teach thousands of new and seasoned investors...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Foreclosure filings fell dramatically during the first half of the year as processing delays at the banks, which are strapped with excess inventory of repossessed homes, continued to skew the numbers — and falsely raise hopes that the housing market is staging a recovery. Foreclosure filings...