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24 December 2024 | 23 replies
This list isn’t exhaustive but includes most of the best ways to find quality firms to partner with.Conferences.
1 January 2025 | 24 replies
To thrive in real estate investing, you must maintain a firm grip on your finances.
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4 January 2025 | 14 replies
As part of his investment of capital into scaling, he hired a marketing firm specializing in SEO, SEM, social media, direct email, etc.
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23 December 2024 | 20 replies
Go to Omaha and Sioux city tomorrow for inspections and client meets. 3. close new loan with my bank unsecured ( those babys can be tough to get).4. get my mind ready for 9 grandkids at the house this is the toughest one :) Patience 5. firm up goals for 25 solidify my new clients that I have gotten in Q 4 24.
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30 December 2024 | 7 replies
Invest with syndicators who have a narrow niche and proven track record.For example, if an operator has done 5 or 6 workforce housing value add deals in Dallas, and they are offering a similar deal now, that would be encouraging.if however, their current deal was a brand new luxury Class A building in Charlotte and this was their first acquisition in Charlotte and their first class A deal, as an LP I would pass.Find operators who do one thing and kill it in that space.Find operators who own or have gone full cycle with similar assets in the same market.For example, my firm, Spark Investment Group has a very narrow niche - sub 100 unit MF or BTR in Greenville SC.
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19 December 2024 | 25 replies
Perhaps my current firm at $6,000 is a little more suited for people with a bigger portfolio.We have 4 rentals.
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8 January 2025 | 38 replies
In my shoes, it would be hard to credit a client for a decision that could have saved you $10k+ in damages, especially when it wasn't something that went to our firm (like management fees or an in-house maintenance contractor).
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31 December 2024 | 418 replies
My final confirmation to invest was that my own CPA firm was the firm who signed off on their proformas and confirmed they were performaing as predicted.
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17 December 2024 | 3 replies
Instead, there should be dollar amounts assigned to specific events, i.e. demolition complete with full haul off, floors broom cleaned, no nails left in studs or subfloors $1,500.Plumbing rough in complete and rough in inspection passed: $4000Final plumbing completed $5000I am clearly making up dollar amounts, but look for these types of bids on large projects.
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14 January 2025 | 329 replies
From what I heard they are the strongest legal firm when it comes down to property rights.