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5 February 2025 | 9 replies
.- Working a W2 as a firefighter, posting and consuming content- Leaving my W2 to dive deep into real estate investing and working as an agent... and still watching/posting content all while business was ok - Deleting social media apps (one have one on my phone that I use 10 minutes or less a day), diving deep into building my business and skills which have drastically increased due to pure focus and increasing my business significantly- moral of the story... focus on the things you need to do in business (dollar productive activities) and life experiences while reducing consumption will increase your success
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17 February 2025 | 13 replies
Less oversupply with that product type and more renters that were renting the more expensive bigger cabins are choosing the lesser ones because they love the area but don't want to spend as much on rent.We've talked with several long time investors out there and there isn't a one that have held on to their cabins over time that aren't still adding more.
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17 February 2025 | 10 replies
I have several different loan products but my most popular one is the new joint venture product that hasn't been out very long.
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3 February 2025 | 25 replies
I used a hard money loan to purchase this off market deal.I rehabbed the upper two units within two and a half weeks and have a renter already lined up for one unit.
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7 February 2025 | 40 replies
This is extremely unfortunate and I think the name does not match their product, but there will be many others out there that do the same - so what can we take and learn from this as well?
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7 February 2025 | 1 reply
Unfortunately, I have not been able to find enough information on how to use this product in California.
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6 February 2025 | 30 replies
Their zero gravity product is extremely attractive - they loan 96% LTC!
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17 February 2025 | 1 reply
Also fully understand the refinance guidelines for any DSCR, or Traditional loan products you BRRRR into.
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5 February 2025 | 28 replies
Finding durable products at reasonable costs.
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11 February 2025 | 4 replies
A lot depends on the product.