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12 February 2025 | 10 replies
At the end of the day, losing $10k is really not a lot in the grand scheme of real estate investing, and given the seeming high volatility of this market ($275k to $220k, presumably in a matter of months), and the generally high monthly cost of HML, I would get out quickly and think of the loss as the cost of education.At least in my area (Cincinnati, OH) I don't see the market dramatically improving even as we get into the spring buying season, and, honestly, I only see mortgage rates continuing to climb for the foreseeable future, taking more and more buyers out of the market.
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10 February 2025 | 4 replies
If you ever want to chat or brainstorm strategies, feel free to connect!
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10 February 2025 | 1 reply
Looking forward to making lots of great connections with everyone.
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3 February 2025 | 8 replies
Honestly is better spent as a down payment on a second building.
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3 February 2025 | 15 replies
@Derick Jennings if you have not connected with @Dan Guenther yet, I would definitely recommend it!
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7 February 2025 | 28 replies
Haven't committed yet.If any of you have, I'd love to connect...
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12 February 2025 | 20 replies
I am only a bit south of you here in Chicago, but I also have some pretty good connections in the Milwaukee area.
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10 February 2025 | 7 replies
Most meetings are filled with people who don't exactly reach out to meet new people so if you go be prepared to be outgoing and honest and FOLLOW UP with people you met but don't be demanding.
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13 January 2025 | 10 replies
But that honestly looks like it is all set up to try and be a banking solution (ie, get as many users keeping money in BaseLane's bank accounts so they can make that sweet sweet float on the interest.
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28 January 2025 | 3 replies
Lots of information and great connections here.