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10 December 2015 | 10 replies
Agents have a grading system on their clients too. The
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1 December 2015 | 17 replies
Than from there we slowly through baby steps and lots of remembering this is a marathon not a spring built our empire.Good luck you got this!
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12 April 2016 | 13 replies
They tend to have better bones and better quality construction...but I hate the bathrooms that comes in teal, pink, yellow, green, blue...I have nine bathrooms in various properties covering the entire rainbow color spectrum.I am seeking advice on two things.First, most of these bathroom have the integrated ceramic soap dishes, tooth brush holders.
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25 November 2015 | 5 replies
Finding investments that fit your lifestyle and marriage is key....maybe just a single family with an accessory is a baby step to see the rent checks coming in...
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28 February 2019 | 5 replies
Honestly for us there was no quick fix. it was baby steps and watching every penny/living frugally.
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5 December 2015 | 6 replies
As for how I found these duplexes was through a wholesaler that I meet at the many meetme real estate clubs that I go too. The
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7 December 2015 | 14 replies
It sounds like you are making some good decisions already, read and listen to all you can and reach out and talk to as many as you can in person too. The
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6 December 2015 | 2 replies
One of my life philosophies is that "Givers Gain and Takers Lose" When you enter a deal as a giver and the other side sees that, they are more inclined to be a giver too. The
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6 December 2015 | 1 reply
My wife and I are both teachers, and she is having a new baby.
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7 December 2015 | 11 replies
I admire and have lots of respect for anyone who is in business for themselves, it's not easy to keep your head above the financial waters, while paying taxes, taking care of production and baby sitting employees.As business people this is why we need real estate to shelter our business income and to have a cash flow back-up for the times when cash flow is low in our businesses.Good luck.....Charles