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24 March 2019 | 1 reply
@Peter Halliday Hi Peter, did you ever invest in the cook county tax liens?
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12 April 2018 | 3 replies
So for example my first ever purchase was a duplex i bought for $16,000 and had $21,000 all into and rented each side for $650 and really it payed for it self over the 3 year period.
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13 April 2018 | 2 replies
They will be notified of being tagged so that they can jump back into the conversation.Send me a PM should you ever get interested in mid- to large size multifamily value -add apatment investing.
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16 April 2018 | 41 replies
That puts you in the driver seat for sure.Being able to avoid the Insurance cost is a good point about paying cash that NOBODY ever brings up.
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3 July 2018 | 48 replies
Our immersion in the details of crises that have arisen over the past eight centuries and in data on them has led us to conclude that the most commonly repeated and most expensive investment advice ever given in the boom just before a financial crisis stems from the perception that 'this time is different.'
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16 April 2018 | 5 replies
I once received as a gift a set of bits from my Dad which he claimed contained "everyone I have ever seen in my life."
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19 April 2018 | 23 replies
Keep in mind, if you miss a payment or carry a balance past the intro period, it will become the most expensive loan you’ve ever had.
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18 April 2018 | 9 replies
You can absolutely buy a rent-ready nice property and make money (that's all I've ever bought), but you need to just look at the numbers.
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19 April 2018 | 3 replies
Hi all,So here i am--just listed my front house for rent for the first time ever.
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23 April 2018 | 22 replies
Today, I'll take the worst piece of house you've ever seen ... if the price is right and the location fits my needs.