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25 January 2025 | 8 replies
Spend a year learning and going to meetups before you fork over a $50-$100k franchise fee and half of your profits and don't even know what you are doing.
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27 January 2025 | 12 replies
As @Jonathan Greene mentioned this is kind of a dated strategy in the new price/interest rate environment.
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28 January 2025 | 20 replies
And @Michael Plaks is correct that setting up in GA didn't avoid the CA LLC fee.
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10 February 2025 | 11 replies
What am I missing (besides in some instances you have a lower interest rate but do not get clean title to a property)?
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5 February 2025 | 21 replies
This may result in late fees and eventual eviction if not cured within the legally provided time.
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23 January 2025 | 7 replies
Last year, I purchased a SFH under market at 7.65% interest rate and did some rehab to up the value.
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24 January 2025 | 1 reply
I think about this often, its really just running the numbers - if you borrow 100k at an 8% interest rate, will the investment get you more than an 8% return?
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27 January 2025 | 13 replies
This dragged the process out even longer, making it both exhausting and expensive—I’ve already spent nearly $10,000 in legal fees.
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20 January 2025 | 1 reply
I know broker fees are $500 so $12,500 in commission?
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6 February 2025 | 12 replies
The amount of capital required depends on the city's appreciation rate.