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Hello,
I’m a newbie Pro member that I would self-describe as a “Bob”, meaning I have a great job, great income and great credit (as does my husband). We also have good discretionary income and a lot of equity in our p...
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Left beautiful Wyoming and headed to California to see some family for Christmas. Reserved an AirBnB about 60 days in advance. It had around six 5-star reviews.
Host wasn't responding to calls when we got to town. It...
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Hi my cousin was getting calls from investors wanted to buy a vacant lot and the investors said it’s going to sheriff sale. My cousin thought he was being scammed because he said to these investors that his mom didn’t...
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Early on (1978) I joined a couple of newly minted Real Estate Investor Association groups. I was active in them until about 20 years ago. They played an important role in my success (remember this is before we could...
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I’ve been looking into RETA deals (Real Estate Trend Alert) from International Living. The lead guy, Ronan McMahon, presents some compelling deals. I am curious though, if these deals are as sweet as they sound...I’m ...
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Not my first post about buying out of state but I am perplexed. Why all the hate towards “turn key”? To be more direct, if it meets the bigger pockets guidelines/numbers, what’s the problem?And if you can resist, thi...
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I would like to hear from sucessful investors who use Dave Ramseys strategies.