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6 January 2025 | 7 replies
However, smaller projects or certain trades might not require a license.
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6 February 2025 | 12 replies
You begin depreciating $200k over 27.5 years, starting from 2023.You do a major $50k rehab in 2030.
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30 December 2024 | 3 replies
I went from a W2 job to building a portfolio of 500+ units over the last 5 years by starting small and scaling smart.
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29 January 2025 | 68 replies
This also helped us in an unattended way when investing with my Solo 401k because banks treated the funds as liquid when invested in a public traded exchange versus in their fund and helped with securing better commercial financing on a deal because of the strength of our application in liquid assets.
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1 February 2025 | 23 replies
You should have already started the eviction process!
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5 February 2025 | 6 replies
house hacking is great start, that's how i started in the business. would love to connect
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7 February 2025 | 9 replies
Go to GET STARTED > EVENTS AND MEETUPS at the top of your screen.
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6 February 2025 | 4 replies
I started investing here in 2016 so it's been 8-9 years for me.
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7 February 2025 | 3 replies
Hey Yianni, I would start with something either turnkey or light value-add, so you can start forming your team with less pressure and risk.
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29 January 2025 | 24 replies
@Malcolm Brown it is great that you are thinking of the money to fund the deals you are going to get started with but understanding what a deal is, I think, should be the starting point.