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27 January 2025 | 29 replies
Life it too short to teach people that won't follow through...or to spend money learning stuff that you won't apply.
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3 January 2025 | 4 replies
I've been a real estate investor my entire life, doing my first deal as a senior in high school ($5,000 mobile home).
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20 January 2025 | 32 replies
Properties are not like stocks where After IPO the market cap is so large that that most of the life changing appreciation is gone.
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4 January 2025 | 1 reply
.• Use some equity from the sale to make this transition smoother.I’m torn between maintaining our current home as an asset and buying a new smaller house to use as a rental after we move back in versus simplifying and focusing on a single upgraded property Considering factors like market trends, potential equity growth, and quality of life, which path do you think would be most beneficial?
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15 January 2025 | 11 replies
OK, good luck with that if you have easily accessible assets like a home you don't live in.Meanwhile, what are the odds a term life insurance policy pays out?
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6 January 2025 | 31 replies
I’ve come to think of this period of my life as my real world MBA, and view my laundromat as a fantastic starter business.
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6 January 2025 | 38 replies
Truly disgusting human beings.
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4 January 2025 | 1 reply
If you’re looking at retrofitting to separate heating for each unit (like furnaces or mini-splits), you might be looking at a higher upfront cost, but it can shift utility expenses to tenants and improve your NOI.I’d factor in boiler age and efficiency when analyzing deals and if it’s near the end of its life, negotiate a price reduction or a credit.
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3 January 2025 | 2 replies
I'm a rookie in whole selling , I only have the knowledge that social media has and I think I understand how it works but have no idea of where to start or how its pretty frustrating not being able to provide for my family the way I want to and I could really use some advice or maybe tutoring in this subject, I just turned 20 and I want to have a good life in this economy I could really use any advice thank you so much.
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8 January 2025 | 7 replies
There was an article published in Sept 2024 that showed the average consumer would save over $10,000 by working with a broker vs a direct lender over the life of their loan.