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30 December 2024 | 6 replies
Like most service industries, there is nothing more important than the human touch as that is what people relate to and feel comfortable with.
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10 January 2025 | 17 replies
There are other ways to be part of the real estate industry besides being an investor and those may be more financially advantageous for you.
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7 January 2025 | 22 replies
In fact, Flagstaff is affectionately called “poverty with a view” because it’s expensive and super pretty but the main industries are basically just NAU and tourism.
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4 February 2025 | 26 replies
Their main sales pitch is that they will teach you how to make more money by charging your investors double the industry average acquisition fee.
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26 December 2024 | 5 replies
I grew up in the real estate industry watching my father raise money with a PPM for large multifamily value add projects and a developments.
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6 January 2025 | 11 replies
Both virtually and in-person.This will help you learn the industry and the market.
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19 January 2025 | 147 replies
In an industry where trust and reputation are paramount, RAD’s predatory and misleading policies are shocking.Additionally, I will be explaining to the FTC that RAD’s practices meet the definition of “Deceptive Practices” as per the Commission’s Policy Statement on Deception, which prohibits material representations or omissions likely to mislead consumers.On multiple occasions, I was told there would be no issues in accessing my funds.
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4 January 2025 | 26 replies
Next, and again my current experience is in a different industry but one that's a highly dependent on Google reviews and ratings, I've found that there's always a break-even point where "paying someone off" doesn't provide enough of a return on the payoff.
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26 December 2024 | 2 replies
We are currently preparing my real estate strategy, of course using the Bigger Pockets Strategy book, as a previous business owner in another industry, there’s a lot of good and refreshing information here in this Strategy book.
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17 January 2025 | 40 replies
I listened to all the previous hearings and the general sentiment was acknowledging that STRs are critical to the area's massive tourism industry and just banning them is not wise for the local economy.