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Hello BP,
Today I closed on my first wholesale deal and wanted to share the experience with you guys and also hope to encourage others who are getting started to continue their journey and not give up!!!
The Deal: M...
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I have been following the Holton Wise properties for awhile and finally saw one that interested me a few days ago. I am very concerned this might be a scam after @James Wise refused to provide what I believe is basic ...
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Has anyone ever worked with the hard money lender Xpress Loans 911?
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I read a post that said “Real Estate is 95% Mindset & 5% Real Estate” it’s seems to be true because some days I can work on finding a deal for about 4-5 hours and there’s other when I can’t even do it for 30 mins....
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Flipping my first house and first time dealing with sub-contractors. The electrician that gave the best bid wants 50% up front. I balked at that and he said he can do 25% up front. He said he doesn't want to fund i...
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I have 18 rental properties Free and Clear bringing in 18K a month and worth around $1.6 million. I happily manage them myself but I want to retire in 7 years at the ripe old age of 55. How do I do this?
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I would like to read an example of some of you guy's creative financing deal structuring you've put together with no &/or little of your own money down. I'm posting this forum to get a better understanding of how ...
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What if your son or daughter isn't sure what they want to do? Can you afford to spend $100k+ to educate them .... is it worth saddling them (or you) with so much debt that it will take years to pay back? Has college ...
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Hello,So I get a call this am this guy claiming to be working for the city. He is completely lying pissed I put a few signs up. Telling me the whole deal it is illegal blah blah blah. I am nice but feel like telling h...
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I have a negative cash flow property out of state I bought about 10 year ago that was a mistake before I knew better. Trying to decide to take a big hit and sell it cheap or hold on to it and hope market recovers. ...