Cassidy Lewis
Investing while in the Military
Hi! Brand new here and taking the first step in making my real estate investing goals a reality while on active duty. I started out reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, Cashflow Quadrant, the book on rental property investing, ...
Samantha M.
A Word of Warning Wholesalers: If your Buyer backs out, YOU are in DEFAULT
I was talking with a friend of mine who is a real estate attorney today and we had a discussion that I think many current wholesalers(and noobies) are not aware of.
Typically when you wholesale you schedule the closi...
James Denon
Great numbers but high crime in hartford area. Any thoughts
I am contemplating this deal. It is bank owned rehab in Hartford CT Connecticut Asylum Hills.https://www.trulia.com/property/1045642098-314-Sar...On paper it is awesome 80K for 6 units. After rehab, you can charge 100...
Sara Mickelson
Switching focus from appreciation to cash flow
Hey all, I have 2 long term rentals in Colorado that I got for appreciation purposes - don’t cash flow much. Now, I want to focus on cash (rental income, flips, etc.) If you were me, where would you start? I’ve consid...
Nicholas Varner
Big Data in Real Estate
In today's post, I want to use experience I've had in two fields that I really love: databases and real estate. Specifically, with databases I want to go over new techniques using more data and varieties of data as it...
Jean Paul Valley
Cost of architect and engineer for 100 lot subdivision?
We were quoted a cost of roughly 300k for a particular company to do the architectural and engineering work on a 100 lot 50 acre subdivision. I am still new to all of this but that seems extremely high, considering th...
Alejandro Arciniega
Am I making a horrible decision or passing on a great opportunity
Setting the stage:My wife and I have been looking for quite sometime for a good opportunity in our area, southern California, beach community. A realtor I've been in communication with called me up and said I have so...
Steven Tawresey
Nobody from x is actually from x. Solve for x.
Former X's...DenverSeattlePortlandI've watched each of these cities kill it, first hand. And all of them had the same phenomenon... no one grew up here. I'm sure many other cities have seen or are seeing the same thin...
Aaron Cullen
Can I give Comps to an appraiser?
I recently had an appraiser cancel my appraisal with the bank claiming "undue influence." And that I "demanded they be considered."Now I know the "demanded they be considered" statement is false (because I didn't) so ...
Jimmy H.
Intentionally Paying More Taxes?
I had a funny thought pop into my head as I began to prepare for the upcoming tax season: should I intentionally pay more taxes (by not taking all deductions/credits claimable) so as to be able to leverage that income...