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25 January 2025 | 24 replies
Lenders want to see two years of stable income before they loan money to you.
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31 January 2025 | 22 replies
This risk is amplified the less money you have attached to the deal.
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23 January 2025 | 16 replies
I needed to find a passive real estate income stream that would work within the IRS’ self-directed IRA (SDIRA) rules.
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29 January 2025 | 11 replies
Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?
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25 January 2025 | 26 replies
For a new agent to land a listing they typically over promise a seller a high price to win it and then spend money trying to find the magical buyer to purchase it.
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21 January 2025 | 20 replies
Quote from @Sebastian Bennett: I've been thinking about getting a real estate license.
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28 January 2025 | 8 replies
Dennis' dad and I actually tripped over something similar back in Chandler.. we learned to tap into city planning websites and even call the permit offices directly to get a real sense of their backlogs.
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25 January 2025 | 2 replies
Are you a real estate agent?
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2 February 2025 | 1 reply
I could get the same or higher overall ROI by putting my money in an index fund which is 100% passive.Deal #2This seems like a good deal to me at the asking price.