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7 January 2025 | 4 replies
He is over an hour away from us and always is honest- which to us is priceless.
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3 January 2025 | 3 replies
This led me to have an extreme ambition of trying to give my future family the things I didn't get.
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3 January 2025 | 26 replies
You need to identify which strategy you like best before jumping in and get extremely familiar with the process of underwriting deals.
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27 January 2025 | 56 replies
Honestly I don’t think it will go that far.
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13 January 2025 | 21 replies
Honestly your approach may be a bit rough around the edges, but actually getting out there and trying to find deals through grit and hard work is the best way to start.
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22 January 2025 | 8 replies
More importantly though, due to the extreme property appreciation over the past 4+ years I have somewhere between $600-$750K in equity in the property.
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11 January 2025 | 14 replies
You should have an honest conversation about being over budget.
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12 January 2025 | 12 replies
And if you base an offer price on that, you'll likely have an extremely difficult time getting any traction.
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31 December 2024 | 22 replies
The "Initial Filing" is extremely important to get this right the 1st time as there are limited safe harbors for mistakes to avoid the penalties.