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1 January 2025 | 1 reply
It's not easy, but all successful agents operate like a business with daily tasks to attract leads and follow through on those leads.
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16 January 2025 | 19 replies
This has been the most successful model I have seen in real estate.This goes 100% against every guru and investor the past 5 years of get rich quick of buy, rehab, rent and refinance with little money - that video game is out of order so the gurus need to reinvest themselves and they are trying with seller financing and zero down.
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3 January 2025 | 9 replies
I can say from having taught classes on these loans that your contractor will be the biggest key to your success.
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17 January 2025 | 40 replies
The County is holding what will be their second public meeting on the topic this Monday, from 5:30PM until 7:30PM at AB Tech (and online).
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2 January 2025 | 2 replies
We have a Chicago general contracting business, and handling the field operations is a ridiculously heavy lift.As far as finding customers I think you'll have some good success with gorillia marking at some of the local investor meetups.
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4 February 2025 | 17 replies
I have successfully defended multiple clients in this situation.Once again: Don is claiming his deduction correctly, and I am breaking the rules.
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4 January 2025 | 7 replies
So, it's still a viable way of investing, but does not have the same scale of success in today's economic environment in higher appreciation markets.
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3 January 2025 | 11 replies
A recent divorce can cause serious credit issues and I've had success with a tenant in this situation.
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28 December 2024 | 4 replies
An instructor can make it better, but most are online now anyway.