10 August 2018 | 8 replies
In most areas, you also have restrictive covenants (HOA) so any time you want to paint a property different color, you have to submit that paint color for architecture review.
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8 August 2018 | 8 replies
No S.A.L.T. restrictions, no state income tax, very low property taxes, relatively low property values etc are all attracting buyers from across the country.
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9 August 2018 | 2 replies
@Colin RawlingsI would definitely recommend getting your real estate license due to the fact that you have access to the MLS and the points you stated above.
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10 August 2018 | 1 reply
You need to be set up for it.Thus, to wholesale successfully, you need off market discounted properties no one ideally has access to.You need a handful of very serious cash buyers you can pitch your contract to.That is it.In order to do these 2 points successfully you need to check some things off the to do list.You need to be able to do a solid property analysis.You should only sign great deals.
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8 August 2018 | 2 replies
You might get lucky with phone number discovery on people info aggregators like pipl.com or similar, but try to make friends with someone that has access to TLO for the skiptracing.
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9 August 2018 | 9 replies
This is not cheap greenboard or modern cement board construction.Here's my fix for this problem.I've had access to the back of the valve and the copper supply lines when I've done this, another nice feature of these built-for-the-GIs housing units.
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8 September 2018 | 21 replies
In order to have personal access to and use of that currently tax-sheltered retirement plan you must take a taxable distribution.A self-directed IRA is simply a means to diversify retirement savings and have broader investment choices.
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9 August 2018 | 1 reply
What are some of the restrictions you have to take into account on the refinance when doing the BRRRR method?
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14 August 2018 | 9 replies
The lender I used for my first mortgage is easily accessible and is guiding me as I do.
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8 August 2018 | 1 reply
It's hard enough to know what a great deal in your market is, but it's even harder to know what a great deal in another market is, in addition to not having as much access to buyers, title companies, sellers, etc.