so, couple months ago i settled multiple unsecured credit cards and now finally they are reporting as closed (by the consumer) and settled (for the amount agreed; a few say for less than the full amount, though).my fi...
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Hello from the DC area!
I am a newer real estate investor. My market of choice is in Lynchburg, VA (3 hours south of DC), where I have my first property. It is a duplex and I couldn't be happier to have purchased my...
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Trying to buy a short sale house. The seller has an attorney taking care of that process. After about 2 months the bank came back with a counter offer. We agreed to their counter + 5K more. Two days later they sent us...
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We are stubbing in the power for our 3 story walk-up apartments. As I try to future-proof our projects at the same time trying to limit the huge increase in cost for building, we want to make the best decisions on a ...
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If this comes off as an odd post, I apologize, but it's something I am really curious about .... When I was investing in Jacksonville, Florida about 7 years ago, my main competition seemed to be hedge funds in the are...
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For those of you following the BRRR method, or buy borrow die, etc, could you share how you have been able to get multiple refinances, or mortgages on your properties? We would like to hold onto as many properties as ...
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I tried searching it on the forums and it pulled up zero results. Does anybody have any experience with riba free, or interest free, financing? It’s an Islamic form of banking.
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I have been working with a GC since June 2023 on a gut and rebuild of a duplex in NH. This is my first time working on a rebuild or working with a GC. The gut was necessary due to a fire that occurred and the water da...
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Hi guys, I'm a new investor from California looking to buy rental properties out of state but I've recently noticed that I've been starting to psych myself out the closer and closer I get to buying my first rental pro...
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I have recently sought interest in another possible income stream, the Coin Laudry business. I have found a couple in my area and am starting to analyze to determine if this would actually be a profitable and passive ...