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7 June 2012 | 17 replies
There are very skilled wholesalers who market their mentoring abilities nationally and I also don't know how important current knowledge of the mentee's market is.What might I be overlooking, and how important is local market knowledge or having the mentor have a financial state in each deal in order to sustain their attention and availability?
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10 June 2012 | 13 replies
I have used this knowledge to negotiate thousands off liens.
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14 March 2014 | 6 replies
His knowledge of commercial real estate is very sound and he thinks like an investor.After that, you should be able to start searching in your particular market for a commercial RE broker/agent to find your types of properties.
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13 July 2012 | 9 replies
If you're going to get into the fix & flip business, talk to a knowledgable attorney about the best entity to form.
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10 July 2012 | 7 replies
Unfortunately, it's going to be tough to have such a limited role in the investment (especially with limited knowledge/experience) and still be successful on your own.
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10 July 2012 | 9 replies
At the lower end the mistakes are not nearly as costly and the knowledge gleaned from those mistakes is very valuable later on.
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5 September 2013 | 6 replies
I spend some time in KC and was told Lisa/Alpha Title on 20th and Main still did them but I dont have first hand knowledge Good Luck
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12 August 2012 | 19 replies
To my knowledge there has never been a "cram down" reduction of principal amounts owed in any ED process, only through bankruptcy at the federal level.
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12 July 2012 | 11 replies
One who's knowledgeable about real estate.Bronchick does run a REIA - CAREI - Colorado Association of Real Estate Investors, that has meetings in Colorado Springs.
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12 July 2012 | 4 replies
With so many knowledgeable real estate professionals here, I feel this is a good place to solicit feedback on this important discussion.As a private money lender, we are always looking for trends in real estate so we can gear up our money sources to lend on new property types or project types.