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4 August 2024 | 1 reply
the starting out forum is probably the best place for the question.You don't mention your current situation, but house hacking your first investment should be high on the list.
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9 August 2024 | 6 replies
Trimming it every year was expensive and it always looked terrible after the trim until 2-3 months later when it had started growing in.
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8 August 2024 | 2 replies
Once you find a lender that finances properties similar to yours, start building a relationship.
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8 August 2024 | 11 replies
I'm starting to turn bullish on the Gatlinburg area again.
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8 August 2024 | 4 replies
Start investing in cash flowing properties, like duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes.Thanks,Dustin
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8 August 2024 | 1 reply
Hope to be more active and ask a lot of questions to the community as I start going about this journey.
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5 August 2024 | 14 replies
Im also the founding partner of a property management company with full service control over 50+ doors.
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5 August 2024 | 16 replies
If you start filling up to quickly then you might be too cheap.
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5 August 2024 | 9 replies
I'm looking to start using property management software that can also do the accounting for seller financed loans, including escrow accounts.