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Unfortunately, it seems that this Government wants to take away any kind of Debt Financing of either Business or Home.It's pretty much in the Republican Tax Reform policy that they are pushing ahead. What's even more ...
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We have a contract on our first deal as of today (see http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1548... for details).Our original plan was to rent this out as a SFR. But over the last 24 hours, I started wonderin...
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(I'm kind of copying @joederobertis' other post asking for predictions about beachcities poised to boom.)Since so many neighborhoods in LA have been gentrifying recently into "cool yuppy/hipster" areas. Heck even San...
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Background...I'm in Memphis Tennessee and I've done a fair amount of research, enough to know that I need to jump in already. I have a little knowledge of my market and a little knowledge of real estate. I have a de...
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Hey there, BiggerPocketeers!As we begin 2017, what do you see as your biggest challenges your business faces? If you're a new investor, what challenges are you experiencing in getting your first (or next) deal?
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If you have not seen the release of Dan Sheeks' new book, "First to a Million", grab it ASAP! He is going to be doing an Ask Me Anything Night in the forums next month that you will not want to miss!
In light of this...
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Just a quick disclaimer. This is a really long post. Also I am also now employed by a self storage operator so my opinion is probably is not objective.I was a professional sale person who "retired" on 3/31/2018 to l...
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I'm at a seminar in Dallas . The guru is Phil Grove. The sales pitch is now happening. Does anybody know if this is worthwhile? A ripoff?
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One trick we use sometime is take a water hose from the back of a washer machine... I carry one in my trunk (With a plunger). Go to the neighbor and offer them $10 cash to run a hose from their outside faucet to your ...
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Update of concerns on perfect storm I see forming.
There are more and more "voters" requiring entitlements. Here are a couple today.
1. Tens of thousands nearly riot for the opportunity to get an application to be on...