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3 January 2025 | 26 replies
If first time home buyers are having a difficult time coming up with the funds for even the costs to play as a first time home buyer then are the non profits supposed to pay the buyers agent commission too?
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2 January 2025 | 37 replies
I think new investors who post here and take all the feedback as a whole, with a grain of salt, can really put it into play in real life and then discuss with investors at meetups in their area to get over the hump.
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15 January 2025 | 144 replies
Sidenote: I am a note investor and play in this space as my full time job, so I am not some crackhead.
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4 January 2025 | 35 replies
I would only consider Decatur for a cash flow play, not an appreciation play.
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30 December 2024 | 5 replies
Building this company with my family has taught me the power of collaboration and the importance of playing to each other’s strengths.
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31 December 2024 | 0 replies
Negotiating felt like a game of chess—except I was playing against a grandmaster, and my queen was missing.
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29 December 2024 | 3 replies
I am a current Senior at Catholic University of America playing Baseball and finishing up ny accounting degree.
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30 December 2024 | 10 replies
Leaves an immediate bad impression.Entry Door: This seems silly but make sure your front door opens and closes easily without the need to play around with the door.
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4 February 2025 | 87 replies
This brings a much greater liability into play, and in my opinion provides greater balance.Is this offering the best “deal” for a passive investors?
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5 February 2025 | 38 replies
They simply took a play out of the Santarelli and Fossum financial fraud playbook and promised 25% annual returns to investors.Unfortunately for those investors, by late 2022, investors stopped receiving payments and were literally “re-upped” or re-solicited by Lopez and Mehr for more money to help them avoid bankruptcy.