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21 March 2024 | 16 replies
Emphasize your strong rental history and present business financials to showcase profitability trends and future projections, increasing your chances of securing the necessary funding.
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21 March 2024 | 11 replies
The area where I dont have detailed time logs is prospecting / relationship building for my real estate business which is 100% SOI, Social media posts/stories, attending social events, networking events, friend/family events, etc.Side note...we have no kids so time to do both jobs is abundantly available.
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21 March 2024 | 8 replies
How have accurate books / outsourcing bookkeeping helped you in your business?
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22 March 2024 | 4 replies
., using a full-doc loan... if its schedule C, you would need to do a 2 year average of this income in order to use it. its looked at as a business, and self employment income. if its schedule E, theoretically you could use the schedule E income calculations just like any other rental even after the first filing.
22 March 2024 | 28 replies
But one of the things I learned at a very young age, was in business, always deal with professionals who have the most experience where experience is needed.
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20 March 2024 | 19 replies
I haven’t been shy about my disdain for many Realtors in this business.
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22 March 2024 | 17 replies
All agents are incentivized to sell it's a transactional business and because you are just starting out and in a low barrier market you will encounter many new agents who need to eat and pay for their gym membership and car that month.
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19 March 2024 | 2 replies
I bought my first SFR in 2019 and this site has been a gold mine of information to help me navigate the ins and outs of being an investor/landlord.
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22 March 2024 | 7 replies
Most likely, there is an upcharge from the contractor to them since it costs money to run a business, set up the appointment, and confirm with both the contractor and the tenant.
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21 March 2024 | 1 reply
Looking for a way to get property for business that can essentially operate from a 2 car garage.So options are anywhere from FHA-SBA-USDA-A piece of grass and a metal building-seller financing-CDFI'sI like the look of USDA loans but, anyone experience with them?