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A Formula For Beginning Real Estate Investing
Passion + Planning = Momentum : A Formula For Successfully Beginning Investing
You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step – Martin Luther ...
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I currently live in the Bay Area and am looking to invest in a "buy and hold" rental property. Since home values have skyrocketed and properties don't cash flow in the Bay Area, I have looked to surrounding areas in ...
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I'm thrilled to share that I closed on my first real estate syndication deal today! I wanted to share this with the community to hopefully encourage others out there that larger-scale investing is possible without exp...
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Are things softening in the Bay Area, and if so, are you changing/modifying any of your strategy because of it? I was up at Bay Area Wealth Builder's RE meetup in Corte Madera (near Marin) last week with @Kathleen L. ...
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Hey everyone!!!! Hope you guys are doing fine regardless this Pandemic. I am new to this forum and would really appreciate some advice. TIAI and my husband are planning on buying a house in Pocono. We have recently be...
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I like some advice on a legal issue I've been dealing with for years. In '94, Dad met a real estate agent, loaned him 20K, they did a few deals that went OK, and then in '97, Dad borrowed another 20K out of our 4-uni...
As a new investor with no real experience, but with some money available, I though being the financial partner in a real estate rehab to be a good way to both gain experience by working with a seasoned investor, a...
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So there we are on this beautiful Saturday morning enjoying some family time. I mean it’s year 2020 family fun, 2 kids playing their iPads with their headphones on lying on the kitchen floor, @karenhiggins reading wh...
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I always purchase a listed property from the listing agent and never use an outside agent. During the last run on property 2000-2007 I lost so many properties because of unscrupulous realtors. I mean realtors were r...
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