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22 September 2019 | 11 replies
@Michael Maslanka @James E Tan Welcome!
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16 September 2019 | 11 replies
I found Charleston 6 years ago .. when one of the big TV Guru's wanted me to fund 3 fix and flips for him.. which I did.one off of Ashley close to downtown and the other two or in James island. the down town one did find the other two I made money but don't think he did.I was used to funding deals in the deeper south GA AL MS and when I got that appraisal on a 1000 sq ft bungalow on Ashly for 300k I was shocked to say the least in Jackson MS that's a 100k house LOL.. although here in Portland at the time price was the same.this got me very curious so I flew out there and spent 4 days and decided it would be a great place to do rehabs and infill rehabs.. did about 6 rehabs.. those can be tough there with the age of the homes ( we are right in Charleston proper ) Although my first one was in Old Mt.
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15 September 2019 | 2 replies
@James Free But now you are going to buy that domain and start a crowd funding site, right?
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17 September 2019 | 30 replies
Wilbur Ross39th United States Secretary of CommerceIncumbentAssumed office February 28, 2017PresidentDonald TrumpDeputyKaren Dunn KelleyPreceded byPenny PritzkerPersonal detailsBornWilbur Louis Ross Jr.November 28, 1937(age 81)Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S.Political partyRepublican (2016–present)Other politicalaffiliationsDemocratic (before 2016)Spouse(s)Judith Nodine(m. 1961; div. 1995)Betsy McCaughey(m. 1995; div. 2000)Hilary Geary(m. 2004)Children2EducationYale University (BA)Harvard University(MBA)Net worthUS$600 million (2019)[1]Before he was appointed, Ross was a banker known for acquiring and restructuring failed companies in industries such as steel, coal, telecommunications, and textiles, later selling them for a profit after operations improved, a record that earned him the moniker "King of Bankruptcy".Learn from him.
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25 September 2019 | 13 replies
@James Mc ReeVery well put.
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11 October 2019 | 8 replies
I will check out your profile James to get a better understanding.
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15 September 2019 | 6 replies
@James Wise thank you!