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7 January 2025 | 16 replies
What I would tell you is that as we built our portfolio we continued working our full time corporate (cubicle) jobs until we had 20 units (self-managing them along the way).
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31 December 2024 | 3 replies
Hey guys im looking at real estate in South America ,for the price of a studio here in the U.S there you can get a 3br +1000sqf house in nice area of town ready to move in, been pondering on getting a personal loan here in the U.S to invest in a house in SA, what banks are best for this type of loan, i would like a low interest and monthly payments.
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6 January 2025 | 31 replies
Very cool thank you for the post.I have thought about a laundry mat with 3 apartments on top in my town, I even know the lot I want to put it on.
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25 December 2024 | 22 replies
I find this screens out any guests that could have issues and lays the groundwork for a great stay.It also weeds out folks (in our case) that aren't understanding the distance to town and certain activities in our area.
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1 January 2025 | 13 replies
It’s online only but purpose built for business owners and they have automation for those applying the Profit First cash management system.
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28 December 2024 | 4 replies
Call the town and ask what they have on the town card for bedrooms and bathrooms.
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7 January 2025 | 12 replies
You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.
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15 January 2025 | 18 replies
While it’s important, appreciation is often where the real wealth is built, especially when it comes to scaling and expanding your portfolio.
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3 January 2025 | 3 replies
This implies residential units can be built at lower costs and provide better return. 11) adding an ADU to SFH can make the SFH fall under rent control.
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10 January 2025 | 21 replies
Good HML's in ground up or rehab will provide a very easy/handy way to request and distribute draws using something like Built, which we use and it gives our borrowers and our team a single source of truth for all things draw-related.