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My wife and I had been interested in purchasing a rental property for about a year with the intent of making this a business. She's a teacher, I'm an engineer and we have little faith in the future of Social Security ...
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Predictions for inflation have been around for years, now it's here and it will be for a while. It's in the news every day. CPI (consumer Price Index) came out a few days ago with 7.0% for 2021 and when I look at the...
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now that the honey moon period is over IE post GFC 08 to 2011 melt down and RE has start to balance out.. back to what was in my day a normal market IE deals had to be gotten not just plucked off the treeswhat are ...
For people who are flipping today. Mainly Californians do you think it is easier today or back in the 2003-2006 days.
Would love to hear your reasons why as well.
Thank you
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I saw a perscope by Cardone titled "Real Estate Warning". His attitude is that everything is priced to perfection, which never happens. For an ever-happy Cardone, his scope is quite ominous...If you tell me where you ...
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Okay, I'm tired of hearing how easy it is to BRRRR. And the numbers people (eh hem, Brandon) are not realistic IMHO. One example Brandon gives is $200k purchase, $40K fix, $10k soft costs, $350K ARV. First off, fi...
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Please excuse me for a moment, but Milwaukee is driving me absolutely nuts. I don't understand how you investors make it work here. The properties are in junk condition, your property taxes are absolutely out of contr...
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Right now could not be a better time to buy a home! The primary difference is right now in the state of Colorado we are not "down" we are just slower than the last 5 years that have been historically high! It’s reall...
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Hi Everyone,Just Curious is anyone picking up property in Detroit? if so why? if not why?