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All Forum Posts by: Javonte Hardiman

Javonte Hardiman has started 1 posts and replied 33 times.

Post: NEW TO REAL ESTATE / First time Buyer

Javonte HardimanPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Posts 39
  • Votes 68

Hey Chris,

You can do both. Purchase rental properties and buy a home for you and your wife. But obviously, you'd have to pull the trigger on one or the other, first. So it all boils down to which makes more financial sense to you and your wife; getting your first home which will be a beautiful liability or make the big step towards passively securing your family's financial future and establishing cash flowing portfolio. You should be very logical and clear with her in this situation and explain to her the smarter move.  I personally use the strategy of own where I don't live and rent where I do live. I learned this strategy from my mentor who is a multi-millionaire real estate investor living in a nice and spacious apartment building in a great location.  I own rental properties in Milwaukee while also house hacking a duplex. As well as using wholesaling as a quick exit strategy.  I set a goal not to purchase a home aka beautiful liability until I net 20k a month in passive income.  If you're ever interested in pulling the trigger in markets with unique price points on investment properties, great locations, and great returns, pm me and I can shoot you over some of the deals we come across.

Hope this helped. 

Post: 22 Year Old - Second Deal: $57K Profit Flip with Partners

Javonte HardimanPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Posts 39
  • Votes 68

Congrats on a successful flip and the lessons learned that have ironed you and your team to become better investors in the future!

Post: Anyone moved out of a high cost of living area to boost REI?

Javonte HardimanPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Posts 39
  • Votes 68

Hey Andrew,

I have relatives who are also real estate investors from California. They moved from Cali to Wisconsin a half-decade ago due to the high cost of living on the west coast, which limited their investing opportunities.  I personally work with investors from Mountain View and San Bernardino. They're attracted to the unique prices, locations and returns our market provides.  If you ever thought about relocating to Wisconsin, my advice would be checking out Milwaukee/Wauwatosa area.

If you're interested in checking out some of the cash flowing deals we come across, pm me and we can connect. Currently, I have a duplex under contract with long-term happy tenants. Just contracted it and already have investors showing interest.  Little to no repairs needed.  I only get properties under contract that I wouldn't mind moving my own family in.

Thanks. 

Post: Wholesaling-how exactly does it work?

Javonte HardimanPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Posts 39
  • Votes 68

@James Wise Again, I haven't broken any laws.  Damnn it feels good to be a self-employed young man who beat the odds. That's enough to celebrate! 

Listen, if I ever see you guys, drinks on me fellas. 

Post: Wholesaling-how exactly does it work?

Javonte HardimanPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Posts 39
  • Votes 68

@James Wise I haven't broken one law, don't plan on it and I can stand before God with a clear conscience. 

In addition, I haven't heard of one person going to jail who operate the way I do. 

Thanks for your input. 

@Jay Hinrichs ...Yep, I was a little baby in 1992, lol.....

I wish you all the best and hope 2019 is an incredible year for you! 

Post: Help! Financing direction

Javonte HardimanPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Posts 39
  • Votes 68

Hey @Sarah G. . Congrats on your vacation rental in AZ! 

I'd recommend investing in two or more doors in a decent neighborhood for the long-term. If you only have one door generating income and a tenant leaves for whatever reason, then that property is considered 100% vacant until you find a replacement. 

I sent you a message.

Thanks. 

Post: Wholesaling-how exactly does it work?

Javonte HardimanPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Posts 39
  • Votes 68

@Jay Hinrichs I'm still in my 20's and have generated a nice income for my family and I.  If I'd been involved in real estate for over 30 years, I'd be a billionaire by now buddy.  By the time I'm 35, I will have multiple,  200+ luxury units in Miami, Los Angeles, and New York in my portfolio.  The little I've done thus far doesn't happen too often where I'm from. Shall we get into who orchestrated ghettos, and segregation through government agendas, policies, and real estate laws? The same laws that literally were designed to help "a certain group of people" buy homes whilst deny "another certain group of people."  And because the federal government had set those laws and standards,  lenders "enthusiastically" followed their lead. These standards allowed millions of a certain group of people to build economic security while the same opportunity was not granted to their co-equals.  Oh, I did my homework and is fully aware of the ballgame I'm in. That's a whole other conversation, isn't it?  Yet, I chose to conquer and not makes excuses.  Let's not talk about who dumped guns and drugs into our environment in the first place for those guys with criminal backgrounds you mentioned earlier...You seem like a smart guy....figure it out...You don't have the slightest clue how easy it was for me to be one of those guys....Instead, I've worked with guys who have "criminal backgrounds"  since society is  "less likely"  to give second chances to a "certain group of people."  I've had some cool guys find me vacant properties, as some would call it "bird-dogging" but I dislike that term and dislike the person who came up with it. 

In regards to your comment about selling more than 3 homes without a license, I believe the seller must have a license to sell more than 5 of their homes in the state of wi. That pertains to homeowners(i.e. deed/title holder) In my case, my name/company's name is on either the title or deed.  We assign contracts and work with "different" sellers who typically only sale 1 or 2 houses a year. As far as receiving yellow letters and not mentioning assigning, the term "assign contract"  is industry jargon and unattractive through a yellow letter. Our response rate would drop dramatically if we put that on a yellow letter. You guys use the fancy word "fiduciary."  No one knows what that sh!t means but real estate & stock brokers. The goal is to get inbound calls from home sellers which we do successfully. I explain to them over the phone or in person; we may buy the property ourselves or assign it to one of our partners but Mr. seller, you will still get your asking price no matter what. Agents/Brokers are not invisible and home sellers are made aware of their options if they are not already aware. When I say made aware of their options, I'm talking about listing with an agent. I've asked sellers, "hey why don't you just list this one with an agent?" 95% of them say because I need to get rid of the property immediately, need cash asap and don't want it sitting on the market for 180+ days when listed with an agent. I've assigned contracts in as little as a week, helped families, saved credit scores, removed burdens, and have received hugs, kisses and thank you gift cards. You want to talk to me about state laws in an unlawful corrupt country, lol. Stop knocking positive-minded, young entrepreneurs who are only trying to ethically feed their family and help other families during the process. I only engage and structure win-win situations my guy!

Post: Wholesaling-how exactly does it work?

Javonte HardimanPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Posts 39
  • Votes 68

@Jay Hinrichs  My company buy, fix and flip, buy and hold or wholesale depending on the deal. We have great relationships with lenders. Oh,  and I was speaking of Real estate Attorneys who specialize in our field. I notice everyone who is attempting to dismiss wholesaling on this thread is a broker.  The truth is both parties have special knowledge of real estate.  What we should be doing is finding creative ways to work together that does not violate laws. You're thinking too small if you believe this is not possible. Having “an interest” in a piece of real estate property allows you to sell your interest, which is specifically exempt from my state licensing laws and many others states. That concept should be simple to comprehend. Wholesalers market their interests, legal contract or equitable rights. An associate of mine told me a funny story of a Wisconsin home seller who  tried to sue a wholesaler for assigning over his interest(3 weeks AFTER the seller got paid in the transaction/closing.) The wholesaler was found not guilty and charges were dropped because the court came to the conclusion that in no way did this man act as an agent/agency or broker. Instead, he sold his interest in the property for what is called an "assignment fee." Very Simple.  Let's also not ignore the fact that wholesalers are taxpayers and the majority get CPA's on board immediately after they assign their first contract.  I don't think any kind of authorities will be cracking down on "professional" taxpaying real estate wholesalers because each transaction benefits them. Anyone who is shady in real estate, period, should be held accountable. That goes for Brokers, Investors, and Wholesalers. 

Post: First Duplex - Milwaukee, WI

Javonte HardimanPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Posts 39
  • Votes 68

Hey Isaac, congrats on purchasing your first duplex here in Milwaukee.  Keep us posted on how it turns out! 

Post: Wholesaling-how exactly does it work?

Javonte HardimanPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Posts 39
  • Votes 68

@John Thedford I'm curious. Have you ever in your life made an investment? Because if you did, you are the biggest hypocrite of 2019. Newsflash: Everything in the world gets wholesaled; not just real estate property.  This entire american economy is built off some form of wholesaling. Speaking of education, you sound like you can use some. You said, 'In most states it is illegal to advertise properties unless you are licensed or own them." That is where you went wrong. Wholesalers advertise "ASSIGNABLE CONTRACTS."  There is a clause in the contract that says and/or assignee, which makes it legal NATIONWIDE to assign your "equitable interest." If I wanted to assign a 16-year-old kid  "equitable interest" in MY property, I could do that and the kid would not need a license. You see the difference. I imagine you don't know what the term "and/or assigns" mean?  Ask the state of Florida about that clause. The same state that found cops who shot innocent, unarmed black men not guilty,  There are many shady RE agents around the country, but that doesn't mean I categorize them all into one box(now THAT'S uneducated) Although there are some shady wholesalers(as there are some shady people in every industry) there are also thousands of honest wholesalers who moves with integrity that actually care about helping people. Don't underestimate homeowners, I talk to at least 20 of them a day. They are not mentally challenged like you or the state of Florida think they are. They know you are going to make a profit in the midst of solving an urgent problem. But their motivation to get rid of their headache property "fast" (instead of waiting 3-6 months when they list with an agent) is more important than a wholesalers profit. In other situations, they may not have the funds to update the property to make it market-ready. The real heat is professional wholesalers specialize in a skill that you don't/nor do you benefit from this aspect of real estate. That's why you're mad.  You should also keep in mind that Wholesalers have seasoned real estate attorney's and title companies that they work with, It's clear who the real uneducated one here is.