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I posted this elsewhere but figured I'd share my 5+ year ongoing story of buying rental properties to encourage members here. Personal Background
Most of my childhood was spent growing up inside a tenant house on a...
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Syndication and apartments, in general, is an opportunistic play. Most things being sold don't make it past the most cursory underwriting.ow did syndication become a model? A model implies a system, and I think of a s...
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Hello, I've been fortunate enough to be doubling my money in the past couple of years by flipping (wholesaling/retailing), but is there any other way in real estate you could do this? Also, how about stocks or someth...
What is the downside to purchasing a multi unit (28 units) building (currently approx 90+% rented), if rates rise, and the economy slows? I heard on podcast 3 that the guest lost millions in the 2008 downturn. I am g...
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What percent, and how are you taking your profits in materials and labor or sale of home?
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Hello all!
How is everyone doing? Are you insulated for a big drop or are you over leveraged?? with money being this cheap STILL are you all seeking to borrow or hold off?? just curious.
I have just gotten a refinan...
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I recently wrote a blog post about the start of our real estate investing. Recalling how scared I was when we began made me wonder about stories of courage. I think we were most courageous when we started. Knowing the...