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25 July 2013 | 6 replies
The honesty that nobody wants to say here, NO ONE, will care more about your loan and your loan terms than you.
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26 July 2013 | 23 replies
But be careful - people's gut was telling them WWII would not happen, but it did.
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26 July 2013 | 4 replies
I don't care how many people make money off a house or how much they make before I buy it.
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1 August 2013 | 26 replies
As long as someone else is taking care of the day-to-day duties and responsibilities, and all you have to do is collect a check, then it's not so bad when you have the right people on your team.
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24 April 2014 | 6 replies
Abraham Bakre Be careful with the bandit signs and where you place them.
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27 July 2013 | 9 replies
Michael Spindler Some things that helped me motivated during the almost 2 years I was saving/going taking care of my ill father.: Read every real estate book I can get my hands on, listened to self development & goal setting audiotapes (Brian Tracy specifically), and spending time here on the forums.I believe it you have to develop a burning desire to succeed in this business, and there are ways to cultivate that with goal setting, affirmations and reading/learning about the principles of success.
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30 July 2013 | 29 replies
I do have to be careful to keep everyone's rent a different amount though.
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26 July 2013 | 15 replies
When the market was up these same homes would go for 70 to 80k if that helps.Anyone care to clear it up.
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26 July 2013 | 3 replies
Anyone care to share what they feel is a reasonable rate for a competent attorney?