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27 January 2025 | 4 replies
The programs that claim high success, over and over again, are the ones that appear on these forums a few years later with students making claims about misrepresentation by the programs.
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24 January 2025 | 5 replies
Over the last several years I've been in a heavy cycle of acquiring and building rental portfolio, flipping, contracting, and being a realtor.
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31 December 2024 | 12 replies
Quote from @Greg Scott: LOL Very creative.It could produce a windfall, or perhaps, massive IRS penalties.
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31 January 2025 | 3 replies
I saved up the cash over a 2yr period.
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15 February 2025 | 5 replies
That will only leave healthcare to be something I will not have direct ownership or control over as I cannot feasibly own a hospital, nor an insurance company.
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15 February 2025 | 10 replies
They purposely do not have any means of speaking to someone live over a phone.
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10 February 2025 | 3 replies
If you just want consistent distributions over the long-haul, you may want a more stable deal with a longer horizon, even though that may mean giving up the 20% return possibility.
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30 January 2025 | 5 replies
waste of time utl is not reponsible.. turn it over to insurance
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10 February 2025 | 9 replies
The other thing I have learned over time is that the clearer your vision is, the easier it is to get there, so CLEARLY defining the location, type of property, purchase price, renovation amount, etc. etc., will really make a big difference.