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6 September 2017 | 5 replies
If by commercial real estate you mean purchasing rental properties, you could probably find a property being sold by the owner, or another investor, and work out a seller financing deal with them where you put 20% down, and make payments each month.
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6 September 2017 | 1 reply
Is it better to try to work out terms with the bank directly or go straight for a subject to purchase?
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8 September 2017 | 9 replies
Know your market and work out the numbers. 6.
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7 September 2017 | 7 replies
It's all about negotiation, I managed to work out a good split terms.
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19 September 2017 | 16 replies
Like others above, I would caution you that buying rehabbed properties in that price range are almost certainly going to not work out for you in the long run when you are investing at a distance.
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9 September 2017 | 20 replies
What I really got from this is that as I knew, the tax code is really complex and I should definitely have a qualified CPA in my team and work out tax strategies beforehand.
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9 February 2018 | 13 replies
It may all work out fine, who knows.
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14 September 2017 | 7 replies
Work out all the details with them.
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10 September 2017 | 0 replies
Has anyone attempted this sort of value investing, did it work out?
2 October 2017 | 12 replies
You can purchase it before it goes to auction but you have to find the current owner and work out something with them.