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23 January 2025 | 9 replies
thats far more than you will make starting out as an agent.. but once you get stateside and if you are successful at Commerical RE takes 5 to 10 years to build your book.. then big income is a reality..
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13 January 2025 | 14 replies
Focus on affordable markets, build a strong network, and continually educate yourself through books, podcasts, and deal analysis to steadily expand your portfolio.Good luck!
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14 January 2025 | 9 replies
You spend so much money before you make a dime of booking revenue.
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10 January 2025 | 6 replies
2x House Hacker here in Los Angeles and a case study in the BP book, The House Hacking Strategy.1.
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2 January 2025 | 50 replies
Yes and a few bookings on Airbnb cost your ranking on Vrbo.
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4 January 2025 | 4 replies
Also, James Dainard just came out with a new flipping book, The House Flipping Framework.
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27 January 2025 | 29 replies
There's so much information here on BiggerPockets as well as the podcast and books and other websites, books and blogs too that are either free or very cheap.
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6 January 2025 | 2 replies
Sejin - Have you read your fair share of books as well as listen to podcasts?
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2 January 2025 | 30 replies
Direct bookings results in higher revenue.