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I have built a real estate portfolio and real estate management/rehab company from scratch in a 4 year period. This is in addition to working at an investment bank during the day and putting in 12 hours between my wor...
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Talk to someone. Anyone. It will make you feel better. I know so many bright and intelligent men who are in this business who are frozen with fear and inaction. First of all FEAR is a waste of time and big contributor...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $300,000
Cash invested: $20,000
Sale price: $465,000
Contributors:
Peter Vekselman
Partner Driv...
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Investment Info:
Condo buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $644,000
Cash invested: $75,000
In 2008, my wife and I purchased our first home, a 1 bedroom 1 bathoom condo. In 2014, shortly befor...
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I love this site. Everyone seems so willing to help others, collaborate on ideas, and partner up. The podcasts have been great too. I love hearing success stories.
I quit my job a few months ago and thought I'd quick...
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https://www.mortgagenewsdaily...."Circling the wagons" isn't a particularly specific term in the realm of financial market commentary. It's just a simple way to say that bonds had been doing one thing and are no long...
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I am looking at getting a CPA. I do not want to mess with this new armed IRA, I mean IRS.
What is a reasonable rate for a better than average CPA with knowledge of real estate investing? I was quoted 2k for the top ...
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Hey all,Was curious how the rental market generally looks around the Long Beach area. I'm a noob scoping things out in LA/OC. I'm interested in Buy & Hold and BRRRR particularly for duplexes or multiplexes and was...
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Since this is an entry in an investor deal diary, I'm going to be a little bit more creative with this one. I've inserted lines in the text for those of you who are in a hurry.-----------------------------------------...
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Hi, I am a new member looking for advice on a house in the Historic West End Atlanta. I have a house on Rose Circle, just across the road from Rose Circle Park. Sadly, the old tenant has left a squatter and now we a...