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Hello! I'm 29 yrs old & want to purchase my first apartment in Brooklyn. I can put down up to $150K downpayment & have ~$12K/month salary after taxes. Any advice for optimising this purchase?
Ideally I'd liv...
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Greetings everyone!
Thank you for the warm welcome. I had some time to browse through some articles and sort of getting bit overwhelmed with various jargons and lingos used around. At the same time, little bits and p...
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Hi everyone,
I recently got my license and I am looking forward to getting started. I have been house hacking for a few years in Beverly, MA and am pretty obsessed with real estate in general. I want to help others...
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Be easy on me. Just getting started in real estate investing. Whats the best avenue to get into investing? Short term? Flipping? Dont have a ton of extra cash but some (100-200k)
We did recently buy an acreage an...
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Hi everyone, My names Nick and I’m a 27 year old nurse hoping to buy a property soon in the San Diego area. My goal is to own a few properties over the next 10 years or so and get a stream of passive income while gain...
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I have worked in the legal field relating for real estate for over 20 years. Working with tax sale foreclosure, mortgage foreclosure, and everything in between. My positions created a conflict of interest so I couldn'...
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Hi Everyone!I have never heard of this place before, so I am excited to check it out and see what I can find. I just moved to the area from Charlotte and so far I love it here! I am a young, part time investor...as I...
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I greatly admire the accomplishments of seasoned professionals and would be honored to gain insights from experiences. Could you folks kindly share some of the key strategies or decisions that helped you persevere dur...
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I hear all the time in seminars, books, and even talking with mentors to write down my “Why”. They provide the example Darren Hardy uses of walking a plank for $20 anyone would do it easily. Then they say if the plank...
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I loaned money to a flipper for a promised return............and got it! All of it, on time, the works. Crazy, right? Even a little extra for referring another investor to the project.I also loaned money to another fl...