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22 July 2023 | 25 replies
@Cara LonsdaleHi Cara thank you for your advice.
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24 March 2022 | 67 replies
@Cara Lonsdale thank you so much for the very informative and helpful reply!
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20 January 2018 | 6 replies
@Cara Lonsdale There are a number of factors: my wife's family is originally from the area, I've spent a considerable amount of time there, and I have a close friend nearby.
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24 October 2017 | 21 replies
@Cara Lonsdale I was thinking the same thing.
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7 March 2021 | 12 replies
@Cara Powers what is a DBA?
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29 August 2018 | 18 replies
@Mark FriesThat is a valid point and I agree from the financial aspect of it ...The thing is though what if it falls and causes a person to be hurt or killed instead of just the property or a car ? A
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24 January 2018 | 7 replies
I have my first brokerage 'interview' scheduled for this Friday, (thanks to @Cara Lonsdale) and am all set with the state to schedule my exam (fingerprints/background check, and application with DBPR submitted and accepted).
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23 August 2020 | 102 replies
He told me: "finance the car and buy real estate".Back in those days, I didn't have enough experience in Real Estate, so, I lost all my rentals in the crash of 2008... and lost my car as well.Robert Kiyosaki would say the same: "buy real estate".Dave Ramsey would say "don't carry a loan in your car".In my experience, the right answer for your question is: "DEPENDS".