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Finding deals is crucial to success in the life of a real estate investor. I've never met a successful real estate investor who has not made finding deals into a repeatable system. Maybe one can get lucky finding a go...
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I am at the airport flying back home from the BPCON2019 conference. Like many of you, I had some great take-ways from the discussion panels, seminars and social hour conversations. I thought I would create a thread fo...
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I am 100% uneducated on this subject, but I find it interesting. In my mind I see a country with a vast amount of land, but a relatively small population. Are there rules or factors involved that make building extreme...
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I just read a very sobering article on Comcast just now. Only a little over 6% make 100k a year or more in the nation.
Adjusted for rising costs many are just getting by and unable to save much.
Hyper inflation hasn...
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How long is the seasoning period to do a cash-out refinance into a conventional mortgage if the property is completely paid off? I've read somewhere that it is usually six months but doesn't specify if that 6-month s...
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I my area of Appalachia, mobile homes are pretty standard. Unfortunately mobile home parks can be super small, haphazardly compiled, and in great disrepair--but not for sale. This area is not a beautiful, tourist area...
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So I came across this article today. Starting May 16th, unaccredited investors can now take part in equity crowdfunding. Here's the full article from Entrepreneur.com: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/275215Of cou...
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Hi All,I have found the vast majority of Real Estate Investors do not use a Hard Money Loan as a source of funding their deals simply due to the fact that they do not know enough about the process. In the RE Investmen...
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Hi all,
I think my question above is pretty direct.
I'm interested to buy my first rental property, and after doing a brief search I see that there are quite a number of places out-of-state (I live in NY state) tha...