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26 July 2013 | 4 replies
Drive directly away from the city you are in to the county next door (e.g., for you it would be north - think First Bank of Prosper or Celina) and find a bank you never heard of that exists only that county / little city.3.
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31 July 2013 | 12 replies
I have utilized Yellow Letter, Postcards, Flyers, Cold Calling, Door Knocking and everything else in between .
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19 September 2017 | 6 replies
You might have a quicker path if you work for another broker, pay and benefits will probably be less than a larger institution, but the ladder is shorter.There is also the path I took, going with FDIC as a bank examiner, that gives you experience quickly that most brokers would never gain in the business and it opens doors widely.
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30 July 2013 | 29 replies
Good morning Fellow Landlords,It's the last Friday of the month so I (or my property managers) will be placing Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes under the doors of our rental units.You've got to take into consideration that sometimes our Busy Tenants may forget the day of the month, our addresses or stamps.I'll do anything I can, do to help them!
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29 July 2013 | 7 replies
There is not a deal behind every door
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26 July 2013 | 15 replies
When I feel that there is something that it will take me longer to do, or that I don't want to do, I hire it out.
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26 July 2013 | 2 replies
Get seller to subordinate a couple of doors to make it easier to get the money you need in first position.
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1 August 2013 | 30 replies
Bathroom/kitchen was probably updated in the 70s, but both need to be done again.
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26 July 2013 | 4 replies
Looks to me like you would get about $715/mo or $120/door cash flow and a cash on cash on 15%, so looks like its worth an honest peek at buying it to me.
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27 July 2013 | 3 replies
When I apply an honest 50% rule, the monthly NOI on 3 doors is $188 ($62 each) and it would take 92 months to recover my cash.