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Tyler Biekert Student Loans and Real Estate
4 March 2018 | 6 replies
It takes money, usually lots of it (despite what gurus say) and can go very wrong if you overleverage yourself, to do well.Hopefully you found this informative and not critical, I’m not trying to be critical.
Brian Reidy first time investor syracuse, ny
27 February 2018 | 4 replies
Brian you should make your way to the Syracuse monthly bigger pockets meet up Rob Sawyer usually sets them up.
Brian Weiss Advice for a 20 year old
27 February 2018 | 1 reply
Hi Brian,When we were getting started, we made it a habit of buying lunch for another investor, usually once each week.
Cedric Edwards Hard Money Lender qualifiers
2 March 2018 | 4 replies
They will usually lend you 70% of the After Repair Value on the property. 
Bob Drew Security Deposit and handing over the keys
28 February 2018 | 8 replies
That means they have skin in the game and are less likely to be ignoring your calls come the 24th.I usually take a $200 booking deposit to hold the apt.
Alexandra Page Growing Marijuana & Making Dabs/Wax
28 February 2018 | 3 replies
They’re heated on a hot surface, usually a nail, and then inhaled through a dab rig. "   not legal...These are condo'd units, where we own several but there are other owners/tenants. 
Bryan Chuchta What type of entity should I choose?
28 February 2018 | 6 replies
Definitely consult with your CPA about this as you may have specific situations that didn't come up in your post.Generally, there is an advantage to running businesses like property management or wholesaling through an LLC taxed as an S-Corp, as it can save you social security taxes (your CPA can run the numbers for you along with a more comprehensive tax plan).However, it's usually a bad idea to hold rental property in an S-Corp, so you probably wouldn't want these two revenue streams (rental and wholesaling) running through the same entity.Let me know if you have any questions!
John Morgan How to finance deals with a high debt to income ratio
1 March 2018 | 9 replies
Usually the rates are about 2-3% higher than the fed, but when you're a college student you've got to take what you can get.
Steve DellaPelle Looking to refinance out of FHA and into Conventional...
1 March 2018 | 12 replies
But they'll usually ignore them.
Charlie MacPherson Has Zillow finally gone off the deep end?
1 March 2018 | 28 replies
Of coarse a Zillow estimate will never be as accurate as an appraisal however in my experience it is usually within 5%.