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10 October 2012 | 9 replies
I will continue reading the forum posts and blogs.
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15 October 2012 | 5 replies
Please, any advice would be greatly appreciated, while I continue to immerse myself in the forums here.
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9 October 2012 | 15 replies
Always have a reserve in place to be able to pay for unexpected repairs as they're sure to surface over time.Even with the unexpected road bumps, I continue to be a huge believer in real estate as a critical component of investment strategy.
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15 October 2012 | 34 replies
Remember that home prices are continuously fluctuating and that oftentimes people overlook homes due to whatever reason.
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13 October 2012 | 16 replies
The administrations coverup on Libya has 4 dead Americans on the other end, that were refused security by the Secretary of State, and it's incredible that the Dems are allowing the lies to continue.
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17 October 2012 | 15 replies
I find myself often overwhelmed and confused after reading from so many different sources with different strats and ideas, but I continue to do so because Real Estate has always been a love of mine.
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8 June 2021 | 16 replies
Unfortunately, I'm not smart enough (yet) to figure out how to make investing in land more profitable than housing....especially seeing that we are in the midst of a housing shortage that will continue to get worse.
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17 October 2012 | 1 reply
If not, I'm thinking I'll have to start considering flipping as a way to build up the capital to continue to add good cash flowing rentals (i.e. flip one, use the 20k towards the dp to add a rental that still cash flows $300 or more).
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16 October 2012 | 20 replies
Or can the tenants pay FMR to continue tenancy.
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14 October 2012 | 2 replies
All the expensive government studies have concluded that people will continue to die and leave messes.