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I`m a total newbie so I have some question after reading and listening to a lot of materiel here and on the web. 1) what do you look for in the due diligence process of buying a performing note?2) what discount should...
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In 2012 we hired a management company to manage one of our out of area properties in Illinois. What initially looked like a great match turned out to be a disaster, and we had to terminate the company after just one m...
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Our architect has done a good job helping us draw up plans to rehab a wing of an 1880 property (including some tear down and re-creating) and suggested working with one of the three contractors he often uses. The cont...
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I think it would be cool for everyone who's actively
investing to talk about what their doing in this market and
what's wording today...
I'll start...
I've found the pre-foreclosure market to be a waste of
time. Ev...
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It was a year ago that I closed on my first flip. The night before I closed, I almost walked out on a $4,900 deposit because I got scared. Thankfully, my step father was good enough to walk through with me and ca...
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I have to giggle up my sleeve every time I see the Manufactured Housing Industry continue to shoot itself in the foot. In the last 150 years we've managed to come from a Horse and Plow to a John Deer, from a Horseless...
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I don't think I've been this cautious in a long time. I think there are still good opportunities but some markets are just bonkers. I'll caveat this by saying it's not just real estate, all investable asset classes se...
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I am trying to get more info about the state of Oklahoma if it is a good starting place for a turnkey investment.
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Title says it all. Curious to hear what the lessons you all learned after your first year of landlording.
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Hello all!
I am writing from Wylie, Texas where I live with my wife and 3 kids. we recently moved from Dallas, to get away from the inner-city feel. My wife stays at home and homeschools our 3 kids. I used to work co...