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If you were to restart your life at 17 already knowing you want to get into real estate investing, would you go to college with a full-ride or would you get started investing without wasting any time, and why?
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If there's one thing I learnt from the massive crash of CRE in 2023(and 2024) is that "Do not become passive investors". WHen you are passive investor, you become the dumb money , your money is being misused or misman...
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Background:I completed my associates degree in information technology with an emphasis on networking, and I achieved the CCNA certification (Cisco Certified Networking Associate)My first job in IT was running the IT d...
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Real estate cash flow vs Physician/Doctor cash flow. How many houses and how much time would it take a real estate investor to get enough cash flow to equal that of a doctor making 300k + benefits a year? I am assumin...
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So, I guess to start out I'll give a brief background about myself. 25 year old, working full time and saving literally every penny to fund my first real estate deal. So far, I've manged to save up $20,000. For the...
Based on your experience, what are the best cities to invest in the next couple of years?The city i live in (los angeles) is overpriced and most of investments i've seen lately do not make any sense; i'm therefore com...
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Hey everybody! I am so happy to announce our October speaker will be Mitch Stephens from San Antonio, author of the book My Life & 1,000 Houses Failing Forward to Financial Freedom. He will be driving all the...