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6 September 2021 | 16 replies
Something interesting about myself is that I picked up the banjo a couple of years ago and play daily.
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25 August 2021 | 12 replies
To get appraisers to pick up the appraisal, money talks.
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8 November 2021 | 9 replies
@Danny Jimenez Typically you pick sources that research such information and either pay for it or find in free formats.
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31 August 2021 | 38 replies
You wouldn't just hand a wad of cash to a guy to go down to the car dealer and pick you out a car; you'd visit the dealership, hopefully test drive the car, look up the values in Kelly Blue book, maybe let your mechanic look it over, make sure they gave you a valid title without liens, etc.
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31 August 2021 | 3 replies
This lonely corner of the world is ripe for the picking after the current real estate hot spots dry out so lets get a leg up on them and make our small towns beautiful in the process.
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16 September 2021 | 15 replies
Moved to Memphis 18 months ago and picked up some rentals.
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26 August 2021 | 7 replies
We do see some buyers picking these up now, so just depends on your market and what you have to do to get the contract.This looks like lenders estimate to me....so they like to be safe and estimate high.
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25 August 2021 | 6 replies
Talk to people after the auction that bought properties, offer to take them to lunch to pick their brain.How to do the research and narrowing down your best properties is the key to success in this business.
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29 August 2021 | 27 replies
I picked GA BC of lower property tax and it's a landlord friendly state.
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22 December 2021 | 57 replies
It’s important to come back to it and pick yourself up, but recognize there will always be bad days.