I’m 17 years old. I want to get into real estate. What’s the first steps I should take?
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Hi there! I manage my books currently, but since we bought a new property and I have a full time job, it seems like a lot to keep up with the books. Do you recommend a CPA to handle all things on the books, or should ...
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This week it was announced that my job site will be permanently closing its doors within the next couple years. My goal has been to go full time into real estate and I have been working as much OT as possible to build...
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For a newbie, doing ceramic/porcelain tile oneself could take a very long time I assume, with the inevitable measurement mistakes, do-overs, etc.
How much money do you save by doing tile (or flooring in general) by y...
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I'm having issues getting a contractor out to my project. So far, I have the plans and permits ready to get started, however, whenever I introduce my intentions, they are not so keen in taking the job since it's an in...
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I keep reading differing things...either the "profit is in the sweat equity" or "I made a mistake by trying to do it all myself." How do you know what's right? My husband and I both work full time. Our first flip (whi...
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My question is based on the scenario that you are taking out a mortgage to buy the property so as to leverage your money. When flipping houses in short time periods do you believe it is better to contract the service...
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I am looking to get into either commercial real estate or commercial real estate financing / mortgages. What I like about commercial real estate is that it appears to be more of an overall learning experience rather t...
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I'm curious how many of you guy's have your real estate license?
I'm considering quitting my day job and going to school to get my real estate license.
Income isn't an issue,I simply would like to have all the educati...