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1 February 2025 | 56 replies
Here is my list of the most dangerous real estate related investments for the “non professional” investor lacking direct knowledge and experience in these investments 1.
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27 January 2025 | 12 replies
Unless you are finding off-market opportunities direct to seller, I can't imagine the deals working on BRRRR.
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21 January 2025 | 11 replies
Several ways to skin that cat ;) With the DSCR lender, you could close directly in your LLC and it would not report to credit.
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14 January 2025 | 15 replies
Originally posted by @Brian Eastman:@Roman Stefaniw@Chad Urbshott recommending Olympia Trust and the like is what I thought I was referring - which is self-directed plan itself.
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6 January 2025 | 5 replies
All things being equal, I would accept these applicants, but I would require them to pay a deposit equal to two months of rent.
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27 January 2025 | 13 replies
I pull credit reports directly from the agencies, and never take reports provided from the tenant.
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23 January 2025 | 9 replies
Usually there's a lockup period (often three years) in note funds, so you can't use that cash to do direct note investing.
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29 January 2025 | 21 replies
Or you could go directly to the HR departments of these companies.
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25 January 2025 | 7 replies
Just stating that waiting will also likely make the cost of what you want to buy go up if the last 98 years of real estate data provides the future direction.
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28 January 2025 | 14 replies
I would suggest you getting on mailing lists of seller carry back notes and then market to those folks directly I get letters all the time on my seller carry backs that I do.