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15 March 2024 | 5 replies
"If it doesn't make money, it doesn't make sense" is a phrase I've learned and have stuck to.
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15 March 2024 | 214 replies
Tends to attract a younger /trendy crowd.
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12 March 2024 | 3 replies
Stay in the forums and learn from older people not doing trendy things.
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12 March 2024 | 7 replies
Next trend is A frames.
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12 March 2024 | 75 replies
Maybe look at 2-4 units atleast here even in the trendy nice parts of chicago 2-4 units still cashflow positive.
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9 March 2024 | 17 replies
I won't have thought Newark was so trendy...
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12 March 2024 | 168 replies
@Mike Dymski Great point on my poor phrasing.
7 March 2024 | 8 replies
(my phrase) His phrase was something like, "if they don't have money I don't want to bother with them" or something like that.
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8 March 2024 | 53 replies
I see that as being 1/10 closer to my financial freedom number.Also, when you get to a certain number of units I keep hearing the magical phrases like "creative financing."
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5 March 2024 | 4 replies
But the signs of uncertainty can become self-fulfilling and could be leading indicators.Anecdotally, google searches for the phrase “need financial help now” are straight up and to the right.