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30 January 2025 | 19 replies
đź’ŞÂ Start by networking with local investors and wholesalers to find deals, build relationships with contractors and lenders, and analyze numbers relentlessly so you don’t overpay.Stay focused, take action, and don’t be afraid to learn as you go!Â
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1 February 2025 | 1 reply
Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.
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25 January 2025 | 2 replies
Fix-and-flips and new builds are always exciting!
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6 February 2025 | 10 replies
Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.
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6 February 2025 | 0 replies
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Donald Trump’s luxury hotels and skyscrapers, and Oprah Winfrey’s Montecito estate, "The Promised Land," all reinforce the undeniable power of real estate in building generational wealth.My journey into real estate was far from conventional.
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6 February 2025 | 5 replies
but if i go in a LLC with them i get hit with the tax from the sale of the homeThe GC and the flipper were just going to split the profits from the sale of the home and they were going to pay me 2%/12% for the duration of the build.Â
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2 February 2025 | 1 reply
Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.
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3 February 2025 | 1 reply
The more deals you’re part of, the more you learn about:✅ Structuring deals✅ Managing risk✅ Negotiating with partners✅ Handling financingTaking part of a good deal helps you build real-world experience that will pay off big in the future when you do bigger and better deals.3.
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27 January 2025 | 11 replies
The expert you are looking for is called a Land Surveyor, they're going to want 5k-15k, if you want to make any money on your project you need to build a house so you also need an architect, they will want 10k-50k, if you're in a hillside zone you will also need a geologist, they're going to want 10k, you will also need a biologist, they're going to want 2k-5k.
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3 February 2025 | 4 replies
I think working with an architect to build something really unique and custom is always the best move if you have the budget for it.