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I have more than enough money in a retirement fund to purchase a Condo to use and my first rental. The unit is owned by a bank. Asking price is much lower than Zillow's zestimate. Should I take 40% of my retirement f...
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With 20 years experience in construction and contracting, I have seen great projects from finish to end, and I have seen atrocious projects that never want to end because the contractors/installers are dragging their ...
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For professional property managers: who gets a 1099 at the end of the year?
I know contractors need a 1099 if they got paid at least $600. Do you send your investors a 1099? How about tenants? Anybody else?
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I am about to jump into the "pool" of direct mail marketers...yup, as the distressed property owner sorts through his mail, over the trash can looking for utility bills....and throws away all those yellow letters etc...
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I tend to see a bunch of not the greatest REI on BP. Too much speculation on sfr rentals that are not going to be that profitable no matter what. I call that diving in the shallow end. If cash flow is your only goal t...
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Hi all of you smart investors.We are developers.We are start ups.We have good coaches incubating us.We have good professional teams backing us up.We have financing institutions backing us up.We have access to a R220 B...
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Hello everyone. My name is Duy and I just graduated in 2012. Right now I am learning how to best use my hard earned money so that later on it can work hard for me. My interest in real estate and other investments bega...
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Hey Guys, New member here in Virginia. Getting ready to close on my first property next week. This will be a flip so I can have the equity to maybe get my first buy and hold and possibly another property to flip....
Hello I am 14 years old and want to become a realetate flipper/wholesaler straight out of high school, possibly even some deals in high school when I'm 16/17 and have my parents just sign the contracts for me. I was w...
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This is hopefully my first 2 deals, they are happening at the same time. I have received the assignment contracts both with hefty assignment fees to the tune of 28,680.00 this is a California single family rehab. This...