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Hello,
I'm looking for advice and maybe for people to share stories with their experiences in transitioning careers into real estate.
I am currently an accountant in the Denver area for a telecommunications company....
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BP Compatriots! My weekly article on the markets coming at you live from Nashville, TN. Every week I write a brief, hopefully insightful, dive into real estate and financial markets, for all you tubular dudes and dude...
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How do you handle this question? When friends or family find out you are an investor, this is the first thing they want to know. It's like asking someone how much do you make a year.
I understand their curiosity but ...
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If you are truly a passive investor, I'd love to know what you wished you'd known before you'd started. I don't know what I don't know right, and I'd really appreciate the feedback, both for me as an investor who is ...
Woo hoo! Well, have been busy and haven't had time to share this great success story, but back in May I was able to flip a wholesale deal to a Hedge Fund and netted $38K! I wanted to share in hopes it will keep peop...
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How can I get contacts for my wholesale deals? Is there a way I can get them online?
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I'm 33 years old (born in 1983) and never went to junior high or high school. I have a 3rd grade education. At age 29 I found myself supporting a wife, an ex wife (child support) and 2 kids on food stamps and working ...
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so i own this older home built in 1959 here in california. i found a great rental candidate. i think we all know how hard it is to find decent people now a days. anyhow he needs 220v to do some carpentry work at home....
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DPW Requests Hearing to ReviewWater/Sewer Rate Adjustments, New Rate StructureMinimum Billing Out, Monthly Billing In The Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) is proposing a three-year package of single-di...
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I'm wondering if there are other flippers out there that are having trouble with their end buyers not being able to get financing due to the banks tightening of credit. I have two rehabbed properties for sale and I'm ...