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15 January 2016 | 42 replies
So I went to Craigslist and spent about a half a year trying to buy a drive way gate.
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22 July 2014 | 29 replies
For me to be successful out of the gate, I'm thinking I need a market that isn't as busy.
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11 April 2016 | 6 replies
Welcome Dana!
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31 January 2022 | 248 replies
Amenities are about the same.Overall, we'll have a ton of cash at closing and will cash flow just fine out the gate.
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11 February 2022 | 109 replies
I would have used this approach right out of the gate to generate capital, and then converted that property to a full-time rental when I purchased my second property.
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25 August 2018 | 99 replies
Bill Gates never got one.
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3 January 2019 | 226 replies
They can pick and choose who they want to work with just like investors can pick and choose what properties they do or do not want to buy.Hitting low ball offers out of the gate is a rookie mistake most of the time.
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4 January 2024 | 22 replies
Dana was my go to sales person and he has done several reasonable quotes for me.
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21 July 2021 | 15 replies
There is a lot of development happening near the back gates of Disney around Western Way that will introduce more hotel options and vacation rentals very close to Disney that will dilute the profit margins.