I have had a fair amount of recent success because I offer a pretty high rate of 11% secured by note and deed of trust on my houses in va and nc  but want to hear other peoples success stories besides local meetups.

New to real estate with a few transactions under my belt.

I am considering to buy an empty lot, then build a single family house, and finally sell it.Do you think Staten Island is a good place for this business?

Stripped to the studs, new electrical, new plumbing, restored original wood floors, and brought a 1946 gem back to its original form!

You can review all of the properties up for sheriff's sale through this link (https://salesweb.civilview.com/), but there is a lot to know about how it really works.

I don't know if the returns would be there unless you are doing something at a scale where you have half a dozen to a dozen STRs in the same general proximity. 

For experienced Investors here, what do you wish you knew when you're a newbie?

I'm a wholesaler out in the Milwaukee area.

Hey man, great report, however the numbers look a little too good to be true.

We introduced a new color scheme for our new construction homes.Once the exterior paint was finished, we realized that we strongly disliked the color we chose for the garage door.Easy fix, spend the money to repaint the garage door and update the color package for future homes.Hiccups like this happen every day in this industry.