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1 December 2024 | 7 replies
Thanks to you folks David and Yecnim for sharing your stories.
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2 December 2024 | 6 replies
The dollar-peso exchange rate benefited us with respect to fees, so we have some extra class A shares we can use as collateral.
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11 December 2024 | 101 replies
Happy to answer any questions folks have and provide honest answers.
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1 December 2024 | 91 replies
To simply not invest with folks who exhibit "Free Spin" syndrome, and continually buy without putting their own money where their mouth is.
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26 November 2024 | 44 replies
If its a New Western deal though I am extremely dubious .. those require extra due diligence as the deals I see coming from them one needs to verify every aspect of what your being told.
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5 December 2024 | 87 replies
With over an estimated $300 billion of extremely delinquent debt yet to be liquidated to the secondary market, there is a a lot of opportunity to reposition these loans, keep folks in their homes and make a very nice profit for all involved.
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5 December 2024 | 20 replies
Everyone needs to be extra careful and do their homework.
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2 December 2024 | 21 replies
If things are tight right now, maybe consider a side hustle or extra job until rent adjustments give you more breathing room.
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2 December 2024 | 5 replies
All said, you will find many folks within these forums that are strong promoters of self-directed IRAs.
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2 December 2024 | 26 replies
Now after we hired them I am seeing folks say not to.