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29 September 2013 | 4 replies
Therefore before anyone partners with you with their money they will likely want to make sure you are extremely knowledgeable and have done your homework (it also helps if you have some experience in this field).Therefore I suggest doing your homework and even drafting up a complete business plan to show potential partners that their money is safe and likely to grow while in your hands.
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12 December 2013 | 7 replies
He eventually did get back and he said that before he could even show the house to anyone, someone had gone directly to the bank with a cashiers check for 90k cash and bought it sight unseen.J Martin- Thanks for the detailed response, I'm extremely familiar with the area because I've done handy work on these college properties before, and I also went to the college where all these students are from, so I've been in many of these homes.Missed out on this one, but I am sure there will be more, and I will continue to keep looking.
11 December 2013 | 4 replies
Water can come in through a tiny hole and then travel for a ways until it finds the path of least resistence.
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11 December 2013 | 5 replies
It is an extremely bad idea unless you are flipping.
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21 December 2013 | 21 replies
Come to think of it, I don't want to own SFH with tenants forever either-- not unless I hire a property manager and they're a huge cash cow.I wouldn't want to do this roommate situation if it was a tiny house, or if my bedroom was near the other bedrooms.
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21 December 2013 | 19 replies
So next vacancy, we went to the opposite extreme and did it ourselves.
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21 September 2017 | 15 replies
Wholesaling is extremely complicated and difficult, especially without real estate and business acumen.
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29 December 2013 | 17 replies
I've spent most of my life in Tacoma and I know the area extremely well, I'd be happy to chat about the city sometime just send me a message. best of luck!
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20 August 2014 | 26 replies
Their listings are extremely accurate and extremely up to date since it is actually linked to the MLS.By the way, I am not endorsing anything, make up your own opinions.
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15 August 2019 | 17 replies
In extreme cases this can cause damage due to buckling.