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15 September 2014 | 4 replies
@William Ellis , I think you are looking at this correctly.I think it is very smart to still budget for management because if you are going to be doing the management, you should be paid for that separately from how you are paid as the investor.If you are planning to hold for just a few years, you are probably correct your take home cashflow will be higher, but if you're planning to hold for the long term, that extra cash flow should probably be going into a future capex fund so you don't get blindsided when all those things need to be replaced at the same time.
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13 December 2013 | 5 replies
GC has agreed to walk properties to estimate costs with my on my first handful of deals)-Wholesalers (I have 2 that I trust thus far who collectively send ~5 deals per week, and am working on building my list of wholesaler contacts).I know the first project will be very learning, but I want my partner and I to be as prepared as possible on our first couple of flips to minimize risk of being blindsided.
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18 January 2014 | 29 replies
Blindsided to say the least.
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15 November 2007 | 9 replies
Just expect that it is the stuff you do not know you do not know that can blind side you.John Corey
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17 February 2017 | 9 replies
I guess I was just ready to do something of a deal that I got blind sided from my own numbers, however, I will say that I determined that its really not worth the time, especially at the price.
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4 February 2017 | 52 replies
What blind sided them?
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30 March 2017 | 11 replies
I was blindsided by this.
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13 April 2017 | 6 replies
My suggestion would be to let her know your intentions, but definitely don't blind side her.
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6 April 2017 | 37 replies
Also keep in mind that excepting partial payments will blindside the Lease and the late payments will become null and void.
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16 May 2015 | 3 replies
Needless to say, I was a bit blindsided, but also feel a sense of freedom to turn my focus towards things that I am really passionate about such as Real Estate!