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I was asked this on the "Why Not?" podcast the other day for Brian Belaire, another successful investor and property manager who moved to Aruba and still operates a couple companies up here in the New England area, an...
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Subject: The Birk Economic Recovery Plan
I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG.
Instead, I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a We
Deserve It Dividend.
To make the math simple, let's ass...
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Hi folks!In my jurisdiction, and I'm sure it's common in most others as well, any rehab over $50,000 in cost requires permitting and a contractor's license if your are legal entity. If you are filing as an individual...
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( a sub30kclub topic)
Does anyone out there have experience, good or bad, in renting units to section8 tenants in the city? We are thinking of buying a discount urban duplex and seeking stable, ideally longer...
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Hello BP,
I am new to investing and currently looking into purchasing my first rental property, four units. I am not sure what the first step should be. I plan to call and have the property inspected to see if there ...
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I know a lot of investors don't like the thought of going to boot camps and buying programs off of so called real estate guros. But this idea is actually starting to look like it was a great idea. When i went to a boo...
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Guess I will throw this out here.. Just looking for opinions. Purely hypothetical situation, but could possible help some people out. Being a former cop, I always look for loop holes in policy, procedures and the law ...
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Has anyone ever bought a bank owned property during the "first look" period for owner occupants only and just paid the $10,000 fine? I found a deal that could potentially bring in a lot so the $10,000 would gladly get...
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Who would everyone recommend as an expert in Subject To training whether by podcast, blogs, website or minimally priced training? I am looking for comprehensive training from one source.
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Has anyone heard of Zenith Private Loans? I googled it, and it comes up as a scam. Maybe I should stay away? We sent few emails back and forth, I requested a Facetime or Skype connection and it's been 3 days now with ...