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26 April 2015 | 4 replies
(Lincoln, IL) The house we live in we have had for a few years, we put 14,000 in it and it's absolutely beautiful.
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28 April 2015 | 4 replies
I attended couple of seminars, read books, researched on REI online and watched YouTube videos.I am currently in the Navy on active duty and want to do REI as a part time business and I know this platform will be the beginning of my success stories.Thank you all for your suggestions, encouragements and help.
28 April 2015 | 2 replies
Jobs become famous by being the first to apply beautiful design to technology.
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6 May 2015 | 3 replies
This has worked beautifully for me over the years.
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6 July 2015 | 16 replies
It's a great platform to learn and network.
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30 April 2015 | 10 replies
@Benjamin Von BlonReal estate crowdfunding is an online platform that brings those with the ability to find and execute on real estate deals with investors that would like to fund the transaction.
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30 April 2015 | 1 reply
Obviously many smaller sponsors can bring forward good deals; however, if you can literally find no information about the sponsor online; it's not a good sign.The crowdfunding platform's management team - operating a real estate crowdfunding portal requires knowledge of at least two separate disciplines: real estate and securities law (and hopefully tech knowledge as a third discipline).
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30 April 2015 | 12 replies
Alternatively, explore the myriad of real estate crowdfunding platforms, and invest in several of the properties offered there, from SFRs in Dallas to huge student housing developments in California, to Class A office space in Manhattan.
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8 May 2015 | 5 replies
I look forward to building some new relationships on this wonderful platform bigger pockets has created for us.