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Jason Rodriguez Still haven't closed on a prop & frustrated
20 December 2017 | 20 replies
Or find someone to work for.It's not magic.
JJ W. Calling Out Mark Podolsky from the Land Geek
25 November 2023 | 62 replies
You can sell with owner financing and increase your profits that way.3.True, it’s not completely passive, you do have to send out mail and do some research and communicate with buyers and sellers.Probably not as much work as flipping houses though.4.Competition – yes, but much less than in SFR.I get tons of postcards from people trying to buy my rentals.So far no one has told me they have other offers on their land5.Risk- yes, but you can start with small properties until you are more comfortable and experienced.On my first mailing I limited the mail to properties under 13k in value.6.High Volume – you can or you could do fewer high dollar deals its up to you7.No Tax benefits – you are right this is flipping not investing.The same can be said for flipping houses or wholesaling.8.I don’t have any idea if this is the best model……Actually for me the best income model would be to have enough money to put it all in a index or REIT fund and just live off the dividends.There's nothing magical about it. 
Tyler Pearson Go with the flow or Avoid the hype like the plague
14 February 2020 | 18 replies
I keep telling people that life is marathon, there is no magic pill or get rich quick scheme. 
Account Closed What is the cap rate in your city?
19 October 2020 | 71 replies
They then said "hold my beer" and applied some "rate" to their chosen "net operating income" and like magic they arrived at a value.
Scott Benton Recasting: Mortgage Hack Your Way to Increase Your Cash Flow
29 December 2021 | 62 replies
The tyranny of double entry accounting doesn't let this become some magic pill to increase cash flow.
Matt Whitney Dad forced into retirement early with mortgage & struggling
17 February 2021 | 25 replies
There is no magic fairy that will just pay his mortgage for him, unless we are talking about the magic airbnb tenant. 2) If he wont rent out a portion of the house, he can look into a reverse mortgage.
Steven J. Do I inform the bank of seller carry back?
26 September 2014 | 15 replies
Most want to know where the funds come from if they just magically show up..
Tammi Bieniek Stay away from Millionaire mama course scam!!!
31 August 2023 | 3 replies
That was the magic words to fork over $10,000!
Adam Zach How Many RE Investors are Engineers?
28 April 2022 | 684 replies
Hands-off, Core Four, magic spreadsheet, minimal reserves, BIG believers in the power of positive thinking, putting lipstick on pig after pig all the way to bankruptcy court.My husband was also an English major, and while I (the computer science major) usually focus on acquisitions, he always has veto power and he's not afraid to use it-- lol. y'all English majors debbie downers. 
Jonathan Bowen Is anybody else tired of getting hit on by eXp Realty agents?
17 March 2021 | 124 replies
Unless EXP agents are magically charging 6x the average, theres no way I can get the math to pencil out.6x the average national commission rate, theres no way the math holds up to them making more. we can do this with the 2019 numbers.EXP - $36b volume, 25,000 agents at that time. $1.4m in volume per agent for a gci of $36kCompass - $91b volume,  13,000 at that time, $7m in volume for an average gci of about $175k.