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Hello everyone, I wanted to know if $30/hour in North Jersey is a reasonable or too high to pay a contractor for labor. He is someone I know that is very good. He just started to be self employed and has no real exp...
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Need advice. Here's the scenario..... My elderly parents want to stay in their home as long as possible. They are struggling to make ends meet from month to month because they owe $250,000 on their house and have a ...
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Does something like a "property maintenance company" exist?I'm self-managing ~60 units on the south side and for the most part, doing great. However, maintenance is killing me. I'm a computer nerd and spent much of my...
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Background:I completed my associates degree in information technology with an emphasis on networking, and I achieved the CCNA certification (Cisco Certified Networking Associate)My first job in IT was running the IT d...
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So, this is in the news now-days. Here are a few thoughts - feel free to jump in:I've often said that I think it's kinda naughty when people charge $30,000 for real estate education. My rationale is as follows:Real es...
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I'm VERY new to this, so I have to be overlooking something. In Illinois they do a bid down auction on the penalty interest. And after some research, I found the majority of the winning bids on the liens go for betw...
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In general, I love to work on and see a project complete successfully. I currently work as an IT computer administrator, and there is a never ending line of projects to complete and I love the feeling of completing th...
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Hello, I’m inexperienced in real estate, but it’s definitely something I’ve always been highly curious in! I know 35k isn’t much but I’m just wondering if anyone have any suggestions on what to do or where to start, I...
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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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There is an economic term called diminishing marginal rate of return. Meaning for every one more unit sold the benefit becomes less and less. With the rise in college tuition costs and the strong emergence of availabi...