Fundamentals: A Philosophy for Success in Life and Real Estate
Note: This article was written in collaboration with ChatGPT, an AI large language model, and reflects the philosophy and opinions of the author, Aaro...
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As part of my ideology that education should be free, I will be making a monthly post (if not more often) related to real estate, because a better educated society results in better social and economic opportunities f...
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I was wondering how you guys feel about short sales. Do you guys think its worth the time to wait for a short sale or do you guys go straight for REOs because they can close quickly and you know what price you're gett...
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....the lender is telling me I can't make more than 20% in the deal. They know there is a waiver for that but they don't have investors who will buy their loan if they do that. Sooooo, should I:
A) Forget about the...
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Can anyone help me with a quick overview of how to wholesale deals off of MLS?
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Not sure how we end up where we do, but in 2009 I found myself firmly on my way to shaking hands with the ‘American Dream’. My parents were so proud, I was a college grad and working as an engineer for Chevron. Tasked...
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I’m curious to hear what everyone is doing to navigate this market with high interest ratesInvestors, agents, buyers/sellers and lenders what are you doing to close deals? Are you having to get creative? The Fed is pl...
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Agents!What does your CRM have that you love? What does it do that drives you nuts?If you were designing a CRM from scratch, what features would you have and what is worthless?
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Can anyone give any insight as to what costar costs? I know it varies, and their website is very ambiguous, but I wanted to see if anyone knew what it would cost for a single license for a small investing business. I ...
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I am having a hard time figuring out how folks are able to achieve decent cash-flow in Branson, MO as my numbers are not penciling out. Yet I am seeing a lot of short term rentals in this market -- 4,184 as of today a...