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14 October 2012 | 2 replies
If you do not have a lot of real estate experience then your best bet is to work with a local realtor who specializes in developmental and/or commercial properties.
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22 January 2017 | 11 replies
Sure there is risk but an educated investor weighs them and decides how to bet.
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13 February 2017 | 0 replies
But even so—I think condos are a better bet in the short-to-medium term.
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22 May 2020 | 6 replies
Housing, mobile home parks, self storage and industrial are good bets moving forward but you definitely want to steer clear of office and retail REITS
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10 June 2014 | 17 replies
Times were different when I was pre-18 but I remember getting a credit card at 14 without my parents having any idea, no clue how it worked out but I bet I wouldn't have been able to swing it today!
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4 September 2014 | 46 replies
I bet I received some of your mailers.
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14 October 2016 | 14 replies
So our best bet will be a portfolio lender?
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8 September 2017 | 14 replies
I'd be willing to bet she has huge personal problems.
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19 September 2017 | 17 replies
I think leveraging that equity to my advantage may be my best bet...not super experienced with PML's though so I may look into that more as well.
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26 January 2018 | 16 replies
I bet 20% of my deals every year get done because I have a relationship with the agent on the other side of the deal.Be aggressive.