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17 November 2020 | 18 replies
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2019/11/ftc-acts-shut-down-companies-operating-real-estate-seminar-scheme
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30 September 2015 | 3 replies
Theoretically at this point it would give you $447 a month cash flow.Based on this you can press further for the actual numbers.
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15 May 2017 | 15 replies
Took me about 4 hours, for those nasty little buggers aren't getting in again.Third, continue to press for the rent, emphasizing that the rats and the rent aren't related (but I can really, really see why they hate paying rent for the privilege of living with rats).
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18 July 2020 | 30 replies
so if you're truly looking at it as a business model you need to factor in the cost savings or "rent you're paying to yourself" - usually while fixing up an otherwise unrentable house (it's amazing what we'll put up with when we're remodeling our own places isn't it).If you ever watch real poker players not the tv actor types they never keep all their chips on the table.
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25 January 2017 | 9 replies
You will be hard pressed to find people willing to gamble on you without a solid track record.
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25 April 2017 | 8 replies
Anyhow, keep pressing for as much info as you can during your due diligence.
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26 April 2017 | 4 replies
It's not a trick question but it is a leading question, as they say on TV :)Basically, if you're not a real estate appraiser and/or a real estate agent and/or contractor with lots of experience then you might not know.
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4 May 2017 | 21 replies
I've seen too many TV flips where these issues DO come up (despite prior inspections).