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31 January 2025 | 29 replies
Yup and its a joke when you have these proclamations from those running for pres that they are going to magically accelerate construction.. they can do it if they want to pay 100% of it.. but if they expect the private sector that has to work through local zoning etc.. that aint happening and you cant force people to sell the land cheaper than they think its worth or can get on the open market just because we need starter housing.
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4 January 2025 | 5 replies
I recently moved back to the U.S. after almost two decades working in international development and entrepreneurship across the African continent, from co-founding a tech-enabled logistics company in Ghana to negotiating public-private partnerships for infrastructure investments in Senegal.
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8 January 2025 | 9 replies
Just sent you a private message, let's get together soon
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30 December 2024 | 7 replies
Just walk away if you sense they won't let you investigate any aspect of the property you wish to.
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6 January 2025 | 3 replies
Send me a private message with your mailing address and I will send you my book, Real Estate Rookie.
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12 January 2025 | 185 replies
we only did private notes back in the day.. and never thought twice about DOS.
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19 December 2024 | 13 replies
with private and HML the deal is done all at once..
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9 January 2025 | 28 replies
Do some smaller dollar private lendingA property is too capital intensive and $20k will not get you very far.You also did not describe what level of risk you want to take, so that is something also to take into consideration when evaluating where to invest.
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30 December 2024 | 1 reply
Financial Highlights•Acquisition Price: $72,000•Renovation Costs: $35,600•Total Investment: $107,600•Funds: raised from personal savings and private lender How did you add value to the deal?