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I recently started my REI venture in the Detroit area 1 year ago and I have been trying to figure out a good strategy for how to continue scaling while covering costs per property. The issue I'm running into is with t...
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I've been using college kids, just out of college, stay at home mom's, etc to work on our crew to help fix our flips. We subcontract concrete, roofing, and exterior painting, siding, windows if we are doing the whole...
I can't count how many times I have heard that:$-credit doesn't matter, it's the deal$-no one checks your credit in this game$-It's so easy to find lenders no matter your credit history$-Hard money lenders care about ...
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So I got sick of those calls where they didnt have enough equity for me to buy but they still needed to sell. I guess after the 20th one or so, I thought hey why am I throwing this money away and ending the calls with...
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Has anyone ever heard of a rehabber by the name of Tim Bratz? A buddy told me about him and I'm curious to know if anyone has worked with him or knows anyone that may have worked with him.
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I'm a real estate investor in Multi-unit in California. Retired computer engineer.
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I am thinking about picking up my Private Money Broker certification, as way of adding an additional stream of income, but I want your advice if you feel the certicication is worth the effort? Is the certification a r...