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9 January 2025 | 21 replies
___________________________________________________________Why does everyone want to chase strangers – and ignore their own personal network?
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10 January 2025 | 3 replies
Cost per lead (CPL) is crucial—it shows how much you're paying to get a potential seller or buyer’s info, and you want this as low as possible without sacrificing quality.
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5 February 2025 | 6 replies
Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.
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11 February 2025 | 6 replies
@Denis Orlov I don't do STR, but I've rented one of my personal properties for arbitrage before.
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8 February 2025 | 17 replies
Private Money is simply money from a non-institutional source...such as someone lending out of their personal IRA or from their savings.
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6 February 2025 | 16 replies
I have purchased 3 STRs personally in the last 18 months and have closed on at least 25 for clients in the past 12 months.
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14 January 2025 | 23 replies
All it ends up being is one person saying "Is not!"
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29 January 2025 | 3 replies
Was that person me or another person as that sounds like something I have been telling people?
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11 February 2025 | 2 replies
My number one piece of advice is finding a group that you can attend online or in person to keep you motivated and accountable to your goals.
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10 February 2025 | 2 replies
REI) and it will populate in-person and online events.