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16 September 2024 | 3 replies
Having money made thus paying for remodeling aspects is much better if I'm going to Hack this home for a labor deal with by master carpenter with 5 years left in his work career, and I can't get full market rent.
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15 September 2024 | 6 replies
Having been in many aspects of real estate throughout my career my favorites are ground up construction and note investing. right now note investing takes the cake as it can be done in any environment whereas ground up right now is very challenging.
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21 September 2024 | 71 replies
I’m listening to the BRRRR book now and although I can’t apply directly what many of the ideas are concluding there are a few examples like Mike vs Tom scenario where Mike’s career skills transferred to other creative ways of connecting with potential clients.
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14 September 2024 | 2 replies
And while you are out doing door hanger, you can scout out vacant properties, and start your investing career with a wholesale.If you want to be an investor, I would get my real estate license.Hope this helps.
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17 September 2024 | 68 replies
Even in the beginning of my investment career, when I was losing some money, I still loved every second of it.
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13 September 2024 | 0 replies
Describe 2 of the most interesting aspects of your career or experience:1.
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13 September 2024 | 2 replies
Daily finance reading is boring.Want a successful career?
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14 September 2024 | 9 replies
It’s also worth checking if there are any incentives, especially for first-time investors or through FHA (if house hacking).Final Thoughts:A 5% COC return isn’t the highest, but if you see potential for appreciation, rent growth, and forced value through renovations, this could be a good deal to launch your investing career.
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11 September 2024 | 10 replies
You also need to have a thorough understanding of who is traveling to your area and why so you can make sure your property is suitable for travelers.
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14 September 2024 | 9 replies
My real estate agent, who has a long prior career history in construction, seems to be happy with both the properties and has inspected them in detail and also been under the crawl space noting new plumbing, electrical and foundation sister-in-law beams too.As mentioned it is looking very likely the current buyer will not meet the closing deadline at which point I am next in line and have got price agreed with the back up after a few phone calls today.