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19 December 2024 | 22 replies
Check out the Chicago Creative Investors Association (CCIA) run by Jane Garvey.
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7 December 2024 | 7 replies
It would be $1.1m, and according to AirDNA it would run -$40k/yr as an STR, and while local rent rates are high it would still run about -$2500k/m.It is such a cool and unique property I hate to let it go and would love to find a creative use for it that could at least carry itself (approx $6k/m+).
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9 December 2024 | 1 reply
This would allow an investor to scale their portfolio with creative financing.
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30 November 2024 | 1 reply
To evaluate Real esteate deals for creative financing, start by identifying seller motivations i.e. financial distress, desire for passive income, do they need a downpayment on their next house, etc and property factors like equity or existing financing terms.
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13 December 2024 | 13 replies
You have to be creative, then you create equity.
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11 December 2024 | 68 replies
Keep studying and stay creative!
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7 December 2024 | 60 replies
Your story caught my eye...I started out studying architecture and quickly shifted to construction engineering as I was a bit more analytical than I was creative at the time.
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18 December 2024 | 29 replies
You can also leverage stable income for creative financing and explore BRRRR in markets like Rochester to build equity and cash flow.
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6 December 2024 | 2 replies
." - If you get creative on this maybe it's enough to the make the numbers work.
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17 December 2024 | 16 replies
Structuring a 203(k) loan for your partnership involves some creative thinking, but it’s definitely worth exploring.