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29 April 2024 | 64 replies
No Mentor or Guru is worth any money use that money to buy a rental :)As your probably aware how wholesaling is taught in most states is illegal and the laws are changing daily across the country to bring some teeth to this niche of selling real estate without a license..
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29 April 2024 | 113 replies
The basics can be summed up as follows: borrow max available secured by the acquisitions fixed assets; sell the acquisitions receivables to a factor; mortgage any real property the acquisition owns; sell preferred stock and bonds in the acquisition vehicle to family, friends and associates; and obtain seller financing for the balance plus working capital from the seller.
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27 April 2024 | 11 replies
There are also many more passive investments which would pay more than your current return (>= 4.4%), like real estate funds, syndications, mortgage lending, even treasury bonds are paying more right now.
29 April 2024 | 248 replies
I always trade bond in the background , so I am short and long term bond, I keep position for weeks or month.
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26 April 2024 | 52 replies
The extra insurances we need to hold, bonds, etc.
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26 April 2024 | 8 replies
As easy as this sounds, it's not simple and usually like pulling teeth.
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29 April 2024 | 31 replies
Only cash mate hehe 😁I've always been of the opinion that the best way to get rich is to have lots of money 😂 US Treasury Bonds mateJust need enough to throw it there and go to sleep.Depends on how much is enough for someone lolSafest and most passive investment IMOEverything else will always require "That phone call"Thanks
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26 April 2024 | 44 replies
Reading the SAFE Act carefully you'll see that there are two issues afloat, reserve requirements, bonds, accounting, examinations are all things banks screamed about when the first broker opened his door, banks were required to do all these things and brokers were not, so yes I'm sure they felt the playing field wasn't all that level.
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24 April 2024 | 3 replies
Section the circle off into buckets - label them "real estate", "Stocks", "Bonds", "Cash", Alternatives, etc.- Look at the allocation and make some assumptions about cash flow and growth. - Iterate on at least 3-5 more sheets of paper until it feels right. - Back everything about your financial plan into that end state. - NOW, run your draft plan by a CFP or three.
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24 April 2024 | 6 replies
You don't want a QI that has a pooled trust account where they have the opportunity to invest that money and use it for good or nefarious purposes.All the insurance and bonding in the world (which are important) are only beneficial after a bad event has happened.