Grant Cardone tells a story of sending his intent via video to the seller.

I spoke with the investor earlier today, and he received another estimate from a large, well-known rehab outfit here in town, that was $48k.If you're unfamiliar with FLIP, they suggest breaking your ballpark estimates down via two rules of thumb.

Do you have to be active, retired, in some way associated like via spouse in order to bid and buy?

Then you can let them try to find someone to cover the lease via sublet over the summer.

Hoping to get some insight:This will be our first purchase, we're set on house hacking via duplex in either Pasadena/Altadena or Long Beach - we love Pasadena, but like the relative affordability/opportunity of Long Beach.

Diversify and use index funds, or hold liquid funds if your need is short-term.Going by your advice, all BP investors should invest in real estate only via REIT's or real estate index funds.

I found my mentor(s) via the local real estate meetups.Mentors don't want to invest in you unless you're bringing them value.  

Take ownership of your mistake and learn to do the proper due diligence recommended above😊Please send us any feedback via email, as we do not use the DM feature here.

buying a house via this site... you have to pay a commission to the real estate agent?

The down payment reserve account is fully documented for the borrower via a security agreement and is shown as a line item on the HUD closing settlement statement.