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16 April 2018 | 22 replies
When I was content with my unit count and portfolio and buying more became difficult anyway I started paying off my highest rate and highest risk loans organically with portfolio cashflow.In RE, you have to make hay while the sun is shining.
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17 April 2018 | 14 replies
Also - it's going to be very difficult to cash flow on a duplex at a price of 660k.
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20 April 2018 | 15 replies
The process has actually been a lot more difficult and taken far more time then I was originally thinking and has been going on for two years now, hoping approval comes in the next month or so.
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15 December 2018 | 7 replies
If your job is flexible then it's a good way to get started but if not it can be more difficult.
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18 April 2018 | 8 replies
So we are currently trying to find land to buy and we usually use HAR, Trulia, or Zillow and finding property in the north Houston area that's not crazy expensive is difficult.
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16 April 2018 | 36 replies
The cheapest "flip" jobs I've seen and are usually in bad areas or have very difficult features to get around (unsightly neighboring houses, weird additions, next to busy roads).
17 April 2018 | 15 replies
Plus it is short money for them to handle the balance and the escrow and borrower reachout if it is non performing.Like any business, what is your time worth?
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16 April 2018 | 6 replies
@Isaac Feil Yeah...this business, especially wholesaling is a little more difficult than advertised.
19 April 2018 | 11 replies
Good luck and I agree with the others that this would be a difficult first flip.
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15 April 2018 | 4 replies
That and it's difficult to get real numbers from PM's etc.