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27 November 2024 | 6 replies
The more experienced ones know how to drag out the eviction process and milk the landlord for tens of thousands or even extort you to pay them to move out.
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11 December 2024 | 101 replies
Now, on top of the tourists, Mexico is literally invaded by hordes of remote workers, to the point that Mexicans are starting to complain about the ensuing rise in property prices!
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27 November 2024 | 1 reply
Profits do not justify their effort even with the ADU addition in this case typically not being hands off .Here is a list of things that make ADU additions a less than optimal RE investment but the value added and starting with tens of thousands negative is a big one that needs to be well understood. 1) The value added by the ADU addition is often significantly less than the cost of adding the ADU.
26 November 2024 | 7 replies
If it were more than three years ago and everything else on their application was perfect, then I would consider it.However, I've never seen that in 15 years of management with hundreds of rentals and thousands of applications.
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26 November 2024 | 86 replies
.- Syndicator intimidates investor (who just lost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars investing with said syndicator) with legal threat- Terrified LP, already having lost money, now is scared that wealthy syndicator could ruin them, and asks me to remove the forum post discussing the companyWhile I am in no position to verify the truth or falsity of claims made on these forums by LPs or GPs, to me, it seems like a special hell is emerging for investors where the following reality is possible:- Invest tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars with a syndicator- Lose all or most of this investment- Get ghosted/poor communication from sponsor- When they complain or ask for help, get threatened with legal actionI told the person with the original post the following: - Name the syndicator, and I will publicly call them out for their threat, if they confirm who it is.
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10 December 2024 | 104 replies
Sorry, I can see offering a discount for a limited time only, after which the price goes up to whatever the full cost is, but NO reputable seller/instructor is going to literally only give you a total of 10 minutes to make your decision.Sixth, depending on the market you are in, and the specific deals you find, $10,000 could be a ridiculously small finder's fee.
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25 November 2024 | 18 replies
Removing mature trees can quickly spiral into thousands more, and if you want to replace those trees, thousands more again.
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6 December 2024 | 36 replies
If I used cash it would have been $8,500 and if I used Amex travel portal or United portal it would have been hundreds of thousands of those hard earned points :)Not a total expert but happy to give tips :)
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25 November 2024 | 31 replies
Several doctors and lawyers and other smart people literally crying on the phone to me as they realized their whole retirement plan was done and they need to work into their 70’s if they wanted to retire.
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18 November 2024 | 12 replies
Hello all. I'm a 20 year old male in the Austin/Manor TX area, and I really want to start investing in real estate. I've known about real estate for a little bit now but I barely started learning up on it a few days a...