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1 December 2024 | 377 replies
If you don’t like to read, listen or educate yourself than unfortunately you will likely not find much success (although I am sure there are those out there that have succeeded without).Rich Dad Poor Dad, Millionaire Real Estate Investor, Multi- Family Millions (Dave Lindahl), ABC’s of Real Estate Investing, The Book on Rental Property Investing, Hold, The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing, The Due Diligence Handbook for Commercial Real Estate, Millionaire Real Estate Agent, The Book on Managing Rental Properties (Brandon Turner), The Emyth RevistitedCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate, Emerging Real Estate Markets ,The ABC’s of Property Management, Wheelbarrow Profits, The One Thing, Outliers, Start with Why, David and Goliath, Chasing Excellence, Extreme Ownership, The Compound Effect, The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster, Be Obsessed or Be Average, The 10x Rule, The Obstacle is the Way, Ego is the Enemy, Am I Being Too Subtle, 48 Laws of Power, Atlas Shrugged, Man’s Search For Meaning, Sapiens, Tools of Titans, Four Hour Work Week.Step 2 (financing): To get a better idea of what I was capable of purchasing, I met with four different lenders and began a relationship to acquire funding.
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17 November 2024 | 9 replies
For instance, I've reached out to cost segregation companies in San Diego that will base land vs building value on whatever split the tax assessors report shows which many times can be around a 50/50 split.
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20 November 2024 | 15 replies
Mainly because home inspectors already have tools and systems for quickly generating thorough inspection reports to help you negotiate credits, concessions, and/or price reductions.
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23 November 2024 | 7 replies
Thanks in advance!
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27 November 2024 | 48 replies
Never pay money in advance of work being done.
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7 December 2024 | 150 replies
While those with a small amount of mortgages are exempt from many servicing requirements, you are not exempt from all collection requirements, giving a proper accounting, notices, tax reports, late payment notices and collection matters.
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23 November 2024 | 1 reply
Skipping ahead many months, I'm happy to report that half of the equity wiped out by the lien was recovered which made a big difference for these folks who were looking to retire.We purchased the house when my wife was 8 months pregnant.
26 November 2024 | 3 replies
However, auction houses may have advanced knowledge of homes that are in the process of being foreclosed upon, which could help you purchase an investment property at a low price before it becomes an REO.10.
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15 November 2024 | 1 reply
Each time reported to local pd which is surprising only two blocks away.