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24 February 2016 | 6 replies
I used to work for a Custom Home Builder - so we have a lot of hands on experience for these projects.
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12 April 2016 | 4 replies
I would recommend reading "The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Real Estate Investing" published by BiggerPockets and available for free.
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24 February 2016 | 5 replies
Fill in the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere Check out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.
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28 February 2016 | 14 replies
Fill in the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere Check out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.
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24 February 2016 | 5 replies
Fill in the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere Check out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.
24 February 2016 | 1 reply
The Ultimate Beginner's Guide is now a course that you can now watch.
2 October 2018 | 6 replies
I helped build quite a few higher end custom houses in the China Spring area, back in the early 2000's, back when I was working as a framer.
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4 March 2016 | 4 replies
The higher-end builders (Partners in Building, Frontier Custom Homes, etc.) are going to pay better, but, much like a sales job for Jaguar, you may slowly starve to death in a very expensive suit.
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24 February 2016 | 4 replies
If you have a title company that is investor-focused (or supportive), and owned by an attorney (or at least has good relationships with a law office) then you should have a helpful guide to generate the debt instruments needed.
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26 February 2016 | 3 replies
The process has been efficient and my partner(s) who have had SD IRA's before are looking to set up accounts with MidAtlantic after seeing how quickly they could get things funded.Note: I have not ties with them other then being a satisfied customer.