Elvon Bowman
First time acquisition
16 January 2025 | 12 replies
Trustin your PM partner is important and they will follow your lead, so don't expect them to provide you with your business plan.
Carlos Ptriawan
The rise of flat fee buyer agent brokerage
21 January 2025 | 20 replies
Do you believe it will now be more cost effective to hold a license or do you believe the expenses will go up with what I assume will be a flight from the business by low producing real estate agents?
Melissa B.
Loans: Collateralized or Roll-Overs ... which to choose?
18 January 2025 | 2 replies
Question: Should I collateralize the loan (if using private or hard money), or rely on roll-over loans (to maximize the lower points and 3-4% rate)?
Nathan Gesner
Have you ever used your umbrella insurance policy?
15 January 2025 | 11 replies
I’m curious to hear from private real estate investors who’ve faced unexpected insurance claims and were protected by an umbrella insurance policy.We often see discussions whether investors should use an LLC or an umbrella insurance policy.
Ryan Martinez
2025 Kansas City Fix and Flip Market
7 February 2025 | 6 replies
KC’s market has been resilient, and with inventory still tight, I think we’ll see solid demand for well-executed flips—especially if rates stabilize.I work with investors sourcing off-market properties across the metro, and my team keeps deals exclusive to our private network—no bidding wars, just first come, first served.
Taylor Hughs
Scaling: Why should I buy single families first then multifamilies later?
7 January 2025 | 8 replies
However, short term rentals are much less passive than long term rentals and are essentially a hospitality business, which is in and of itself required a whole additional layer of knowledge and expertise.With regard to your question about private lenders, it’s important to draw a distinction in terminology between “private” and “hard money.”
Robert Whitelaw
Not sure why I was banned from messaging
6 February 2025 | 38 replies
We don't allow advertising or deal making in our Private Message System, so that could be the issue.
Ryan Roth
$20k to invest
5 February 2025 | 14 replies
For smaller investment amounts, we often see investors providing private loans or notes to other investors for their projects, which can offer attractive returns with the right due diligence.
Karen Margrave
What do you think of this concept for Seniors, Students, etc.?
25 January 2025 | 5 replies
Each grouping had a common room (perhaps it was shared by multiple groupings ... this was a detail I missed) with a nurses/aid workers office.Central to the two sides of the complex were common facilities such as a dining hall, gym {perhaps a pool ... another detail I missed}, theatre & games room.With one of the fastest growing groups in our society being single people, we are examining a related idea of a complex / building providing a modest-sized 1-bdroom "apartment" with more semi-private and common amenities.When I read the title to your thread, I thought it was a project proposing to mix students and seniors into a single complex ... and came in thinking, this ought to be interesting :-)
Tyler Garza
Shoot Down My Beginner Strategy
8 February 2025 | 55 replies
Starting a business is hard and most of them fail, so it's not you.