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8 January 2025 | 6 replies
@Ketch Bays I started with the exact same amount of money.
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24 January 2025 | 8 replies
If the applicant comes from the pool of people that I or my tenants know, I use real estate as a way to give back as many of my tenants will not qualify credit wise or may even have a criminal background or would struggle for another reason if I were to just stick to the "background/credit check" criteria.
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14 January 2025 | 17 replies
How are you doing investment wise?
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28 January 2025 | 48 replies
Now most of my deals are a combination of our business money, bank money, hard money, and private money.
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8 January 2025 | 38 replies
Quote from @Trevor Finn: Quote from @James Wise: Quote from @Trevor Finn: Quote from @James Wise: Quote from @Trevor Finn: Hey @Jordan Laney,Oof, that's a tough situation.
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7 January 2025 | 22 replies
Seems like a great place for someone with little money to start.
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15 January 2025 | 12 replies
Where you really make your money in FL is in the appreciation.
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10 January 2025 | 1 reply
This decision increased our budget from $15K to $45K, but it turned out to be a wise investment.
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17 January 2025 | 7 replies
It would be wise to rectify it before transfer of title so your starting off clean and hopefully won't have any issues when you go to sell down the road.
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10 January 2025 | 0 replies
This decision increased our budget from $15K to $45K, but it turned out to be a wise investment.