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6 February 2025 | 3 replies
A lot of agents don't want to have to educate someone who is broke and has dreams of financial freedom through real estate just to find out you can't buy.
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4 February 2025 | 2 replies
New builds-broke even in the '08 market on two spec homes, built my own home from the ground up twelve years ago(400k in equity).
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30 January 2025 | 4 replies
and trailer stolen, workshop robbed 3 times, business bank account hacked and Not Insured (w a bank name like C#@$e), hip replacement, Botched oral surgery for sinus cyst 3 times, So Far, that caused an infection that kept me from working most of 2024 and just now recovering.SO Fire Sale February for me But I’m too broke to finish a punchlist to keep rental certificate open on top of living expenses and cover unexpected bills.Seeking micro bridge loan in the $5-10k range to be repaid at sale of house.I have another small single family paid off and rents for $950 as well.Any advice or suggestions for resources Greatly Appreciated
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7 February 2025 | 4 replies
Being a nice guy will get you nothing but broke.
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14 February 2025 | 9 replies
Hard money is a good way to go broke.
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17 February 2025 | 29 replies
We embrace S8 applicants, but screen them just like any other applicant.Many have an entitlement mentality and try to leverage their S8 voucher by pretending to be helpless:1) A percentage won't apply because they expect a landlord to waive application fees for them.2) Many cry broke and expect a landlord NOT to charge them a security deposit.3) Many of those same S8 tenants trying to avoid paying a security deposit, won't make an effort to call the list of nonprofits we send them that will pay their security deposit if they apply.4) A lot of them try to avoid paying for utilities.
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16 February 2025 | 9 replies
She said mine broke and someone suggested replacing it, so she did, with another used one.
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30 January 2025 | 5 replies
Our tenant accidentally broke a kitchen cupboard door.
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4 February 2025 | 13 replies
But if the guest was drunk, didn't know they broke a bottle, or simply failed to tell the owner, now what?
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30 January 2025 | 47 replies
my last post on this subject.I ran into a small company 6 folks involved boy friend girl friends they read rich dad book then went to a guru presentation and learned about wrapping notes which of course is the bizz model your talking about.