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26 January 2025 | 28 replies
I’ve joined some of these before & they often feel like sales pitches or marketing ploys, but I won’t be pumping people for information or trying to make a mailing list or any of that.
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5 February 2025 | 16 replies
-Interest rate of 5% is much lower than market interest rates. 7-8%+-There are no capex reserve considerations included. 5% is a starting point.
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25 January 2025 | 8 replies
@Shane Smith Not familiar with flipping franchises, but if you are needing marketing and lead gen this could be helpful.
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28 January 2025 | 27 replies
I'm just presenting an alternative perspective.
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29 January 2025 | 9 replies
Quote from @Jason Hatfield: @Jaycee Greene they require a non refundable deposit and give 48hrs to see proof of funds I would suggest developing a relationship with an HML/PML that would give you a "guidance line" that would basically be a "pre-approval" for situations like this to present to the buyer/auction company.
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28 January 2025 | 1 reply
There is a lot of discussion about what jobs will be lost and created with AI. There is discussion that eventually no jobs will be necessary which is an entirely different discussion. I can think of some obvious cit...
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22 January 2025 | 203 replies
What they see is what their media presents to them.
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3 February 2025 | 8 replies
Being unmarried with your business partner presents complexities and problems.
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20 January 2025 | 6 replies
Markets like Texas (San Antonio or Dallas) or North Carolina (Charlotte) could offer better cash flow with lower costs.
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20 January 2025 | 6 replies
I have a STR in Truckee that has done very well and I am looking for another STR, was thinking of the Sacramento market but I hear conflicting info on the permit process and the ability to rent it out for more than 90 days a year as a STR.