15 December 2024 | 5 replies
Since Zillow doesn’t allow live links in messages (even links to articles on their own site), it’s also challenging to direct people to my own website, where integrating a chatbot would be much simpler and more effective.
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13 December 2024 | 10 replies
I've seen a lot of this lately where GPs are offering outside investors pref equity to effectively "save" the project from foreclosure.
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24 December 2024 | 25 replies
Strong jobs reports had a larger effect on the 10 year treasury, followed by strong retail sales numbers, followed by EU inflation numbers, then followed by election results but honestly election results only affected rates for a couple of days.Lots of pressure on treasuries from the level of debt the US is carrying, but remember the Fed is also still doing quantitative tightening (while cutting rates) which is additional upward pressure on rates.
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22 January 2025 | 203 replies
The lock-in effect of the period from 2016-2022 when interest rates were super low, causing owners with those low rates to not want to sell?
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15 December 2024 | 9 replies
(Buying great deals and managing those deals effectively).
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13 December 2024 | 3 replies
Hi @NA*I am not affiliated with Sodt Pull Solutions*To perform soft credit pulls on potential borrowers, services like Soft Pull Solutions can be highly effective.
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19 December 2024 | 22 replies
Many people start out active because they want exposure to real estate and don't know that you can start out passive - you can effectively hire the asset manager and supply capital to the investment.You can have great success as an active or a passive investor - but it is important to understand the difference and to select whichever option matches your skills and resources the best.Good luck!
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6 December 2024 | 2 replies
SFH for mtrs.Nothing came through.Latest deal looks promising; in 2nd stage for negotations.But there was a plot twist.My current offer is $12K below asking and the seller has accepted it but taken off the offer for seller buy down, and won't pay my agent's 3% commission.
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14 December 2024 | 2 replies
With inventory tightening and competition increasing, what strategies have been most effective for sourcing truly undervalued properties?
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31 December 2024 | 49 replies
You should also be well versed in the local vacancy rates and how they effect your unit and turnover times.