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Hey there,
My name is Manuel, I made an ambitious post last year trying to push myself to leap into REI starting out as a wholesaler. To be honest, I gave up because of all the negativity. IE: Don't do it, it probabl...
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Hi Everyone, I apologize in advance for the wall of text. I have some ideas on how I want to get started in this business and I was hoping that this might be the right place to get a reality/gut-check.
First, some ge...
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Hey guys,
I was planning to attempt targeted door-knocking as my initial strategy, and I think I get what to do when the conversation gets going (find out what their situation is, listen listen listen, talk a...
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Okay, so I ended up starting two threads in one day but while I was stressing over where I'm gonna end up living 3 months from now:
I feel like I'm having such a hard time deciding on what I want to do because I alwa...
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Recently, another investor that I have done tons of business with over the years called me because he came across a house that he knew I would like. Up and coming neighborhood that I knew really well, multi family th...
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I am financially ready to make the jump into realestate investing however, I have a job that requires a lot of my time. When I say a lot of my time we are talking 65 to 70 hours a week. Today for instance I was seto t...
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This is my first home purchase and I am going through the final approval with the underwriter. I've quickly learned that the underwriting process is illogical, annoying, and can also destroy the entire deal while losi...